Supreme Court Has Now 4 Women Judges Sitting, Highest Ever In Its History
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court Has Now 4 Women Judges Sitting, Highest Ever In Its History

Live Law  

With three women judges sworn-in on Tuesday, the Supreme Court has four sitting women judges, the highest ever in its history. The previous high was three sitting women judges, during the period from August 2018 to May 2020 when Justices R Banumathi, Indira Banerjee and Indu Malhotra were serving.Newly appointed Justices Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna and Bela M Trivedi and Justice Indira. Newly appointed Justices Hima Kohli, BV Nagarathna and Bela M Trivedi and Justice Indira Banerjee are the women judges in the Supreme Court now. Chief Justice NV Ramana with Women Judges of Supreme Court of India pic.twitter.com/7OFec0fXPu — Live Law August 31, 2021 On the first day, Justice Hima Kohli shared the bench with Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah. Know About The Newly Appointed Women Judges: Justice Hima Kohli First woman Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court, Justice Hima Kohli is the ninth woman to be elevated to the Supreme Court in its history of seven decades.

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Supreme Court Directs Minimum 1/3rd Women's Reservation In Supreme Court Bar Association Posts From 2024 Elections
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Directs Minimum 1/3rd Women's Reservation In Supreme Court Bar Association Posts From 2024 Elections

Live Law  

In a major development, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the implementation of a minimum 1/3rd women's reservation in the posts of the Supreme Court Bar Association "henceforth", including the ensuing elections.The Court further directed that in the ensuing elections for 2024-25, the post of Treasurer of SCBA shall be reserved for a woman candidate. In a major development, the …

In its first year, Chandrachud Collegium successfully recommends 14 SC judges and returns court to sanctioned strength
1 year, 1 month ago

In its first year, Chandrachud Collegium successfully recommends 14 SC judges and returns court to sanctioned strength

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Justice Sharma is second in the All India seniority list of High Court judges and the seniormost among judges from his parent High Court of Madhya Pradesh. Mr. Justice Masih is seventh in the All India list and seniormost among the judges of his parent High Court of Punjab …

Concubine, mistress, dutiful wife: Supreme Court's guide on what not to call women
1 year, 4 months ago

Concubine, mistress, dutiful wife: Supreme Court's guide on what not to call women

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has launched the ‘Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes’, with an aim to stop the usage of language in legal judgments that ‘inadvertently’ promote biases. The guidebook also explains how judges’ stereotypes impact judicial decision-making Acknowledging the gender biases in legal language, the Supreme Court on Wednesday released “Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes.” Words such as prostitute, hooker, …

Just 13% of HC judges, over 36% at district, subordinate levels women: Govt
1 year, 4 months ago

Just 13% of HC judges, over 36% at district, subordinate levels women: Govt

Hindustan Times  

Just 13% of the high court judges and over 36% at the district, and subordinate levels were women as on August 4, Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal has told Parliament while emphasising the government’s commitment to diversity in judicial appointments to ensure decision-making processes become more responsive, inclusive, and participatory. Meghwal said just three of the Supreme Court judges …

Supreme Court gets all-woman judge bench, third time in history
2 years ago

Supreme Court gets all-woman judge bench, third time in history

India Today  

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday set up a two woman judge bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi, for the third time in history. The bench of Justices Kohli and Trivedi will hear a batch of cases pertaining to the transfer of cases as well as matrimonial cases, which includes 10 transfer petitions involving …

Observations by judges are sensationalized for political mileage, says Justice Indira Banerjee | EXCLUSIVE
2 years, 2 months ago

Observations by judges are sensationalized for political mileage, says Justice Indira Banerjee | EXCLUSIVE

India Today  

After serving as a judge in the Calcutta High Court and Delhi High Court and as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, Justice Indira Banerjee was the eighth woman in India to be elevated as a judge of the Supreme Court. It is necessary to appoint women as high court judges at a young age so that they …

Kerala High Court Now Has 7 Women Judges, Highest Ever In Its History
2 years, 7 months ago

Kerala High Court Now Has 7 Women Judges, Highest Ever In Its History

Live Law  

With Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen assuming office today, the Kerala High Court now has 7 women judges for the first time in its history. The High Court has now the following women judges: Justices Anu Sivaraman, Sophy Thomas, V Shircy, Shoba Annamma Eapen, MR Anitha, Mary Joseph and CS Sudha. Justice Shoba Annamma Eapen who has been sworn in as …

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Gets Five More Judges
2 years, 7 months ago

National Company Law Appellate Tribunal Gets Five More Judges

Live Law  

The NCLAT has been facing a severe shortage of Judges. The new five Judges are now appointed by Notification dated 12.05.2022. As per the Notification,Two former High Court Judges and one sitting Judge are appointed as Judicial Members. judge, Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Rakesh Kumar, Retd. Judge, Patna High Court Justice M Satyanarayan Murthy sitting judge, Andra Pradesh …

Supreme Court to have full strength of 34 judges
2 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court to have full strength of 34 judges

The Hindu  

Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Gujarat High Court Judge Justice Jamshed Burjor Pardiwala have been appointed as judges of the Supreme Court, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed on Saturday. Full sanctioned strength The Supreme Court will have its full sanctioned strength of 34 judges until the retirement of Justice Vineet Saran on May 10. After Justice S. …

SC Collegium Proposed Names Of 39 Women For Appointment As High Court Judges Since Last Year, 27 Recommendations Approved So Far: Law Ministry
2 years, 8 months ago

SC Collegium Proposed Names Of 39 Women For Appointment As High Court Judges Since Last Year, 27 Recommendations Approved So Far: Law Ministry

Live Law  

The Ministry of Law and Justice has informed the Lok Sabha that from January 1, 2021 till March 30, 2022, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended 39 women for appointment as High Court Judges, out of which 27 women were appointed and remaining 12 cases are under various stages of processing. Sreekandan on women representation on benches: " whether the …

Women judges in Supreme Court have short tenures
2 years, 8 months ago

Women judges in Supreme Court have short tenures

The Hindu  

Eleven women judges have adorned the Supreme Court, but a majority of them have a tenure of less than five years. Both Justice Fathima Beevi, who was appointed as the first woman Supreme Court judge in October 1989 nearly six months after her retirement from the Kerala High Court, and Justice Indu Malhotra, who was the first woman advocate to …

Strongly propose women reservation in legal education: CJI NV Ramana
2 years, 9 months ago

Strongly propose women reservation in legal education: CJI NV Ramana

India Today  

Speaking at a Supreme Court programme commemorating the first 'International Day of Women Judges', Chief Justice of India NV Ramana strongly proposed reservations for women in legal education to enrich the talent pool. Legal profession remains male-dominated The CJI went on to add, "But, I think, we are still far away from ensuring at least 50 percent representation of women …

4 Women Judges in SC Against Total Sanctioned Strength of 34 Judges: Govt
2 years, 10 months ago

4 Women Judges in SC Against Total Sanctioned Strength of 34 Judges: Govt

News 18  

Four women are judges in the Supreme Court against the total sanctioned strength of 34 judges and 83 women are judges in high courts against the sanctioned strength of 1,098 judges, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The minister said the appointment of judges of the Supreme Court and high courts is made under Articles …

'It's Your Right': CJI Ramana Bats for 50% Reservation for Women in Judiciary
3 years, 2 months ago

'It's Your Right': CJI Ramana Bats for 50% Reservation for Women in Judiciary

News 18  

Chief Justice of Inia NV Ramana on Sunday batted for 50 per cent reservation for women in the judiciary. Addressing women advocates of the Supreme Court, the Chief Justice said, “We need 50 per cent reservation for women in judiciary… It is an issue of thousands of years of oppression. Earlier this month, expressing concern over the low presence of …

Women Have A Greater Inclination Towards Justice : President Ram Nath Kovind
3 years, 3 months ago

Women Have A Greater Inclination Towards Justice : President Ram Nath Kovind

Live Law  

President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday emphasised upon the need to increase representation of women in the judicial system in order to achieve a just and equitable society. The President was speaking at an event to lay the foundation stones of the new National Law University at Prayagraj, Allahabad and the new building complex of the Allahabad High Court. The …

'After 75 Years Of Independence We Have Now Achieved A Mere 11% Representation With Great Difficulty': CJI NV Ramana
3 years, 3 months ago

'After 75 Years Of Independence We Have Now Achieved A Mere 11% Representation With Great Difficulty': CJI NV Ramana

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana was felicitated by the Bar Council of India on Saturday at an event held in the presence of Supreme Court judges, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, parliamentarians and other top law officers. One of the prominent observations made by the CJI was on the poor representation of women in the judiciary even after 75 …

Only 11 women Supreme Court judges in 71 years, three of them appointed in 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

Only 11 women Supreme Court judges in 71 years, three of them appointed in 2021

The Hindu  

Three of the nine new judges sworn into the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday, August 31 are women. Representation in Supreme Court The chart shows the serving women judges, retired women judges, serving men judges/Chief Justices and retired men judges/Chief Justices of the SC according to their year of appointment as of August 31. Click to remove AMP mode …

Only 4 Woman Judges in Supreme Court And 77 of 644 Judges in High Courts, The Gender Gap in Judiciary
3 years, 3 months ago

Only 4 Woman Judges in Supreme Court And 77 of 644 Judges in High Courts, The Gender Gap in Judiciary

News 18  

Even as the Supreme Court has the highest ever number of sitting female judges in its history, the representation of women remains low. Only 12% of the total working judges in the apex court and the high courts are women, data from Union Ministry of Law and Justice shows. There are 677 sitting judges in both Supreme Court and high …

Centre clears names of nine judges for SC
3 years, 3 months ago

Centre clears names of nine judges for SC

Hindustan Times  

The decks have been cleared for India to get its first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027. The Union government on Thursday notified the appointment of nine new judges to the Supreme Court, including justice BV Nagarathna, who will be in line to take over as the first women CJI in September 2027 for a tenure of a little …

Collegium recommends three women judges for elevation to SC
3 years, 4 months ago

Collegium recommends three women judges for elevation to SC

India Today  

In a first, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended for appointment to the apex court three women judges, including Justice B V Nagarathna who will be in line to be the first woman Chief Justice of India in September 2027 if she gets the nod. Presently, Justice Indira Banerjee is the lone serving woman judge in the apex court after …

'Consider Meritorious Women Lawyers As High Court Judges': Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association Moves SC
3 years, 8 months ago

'Consider Meritorious Women Lawyers As High Court Judges': Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association Moves SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking directions to consider meritorious women lawyers practicing in the SC and the High Courts for appointment as judges in the High Courts.Through this application, the SCWLA seeks to intervene in the case M/s PLR Projects Pvt Ltd v Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd and others in which …

'Worrying that SC now has just one woman judge': Chandrachud
3 years, 9 months ago

'Worrying that SC now has just one woman judge': Chandrachud

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court’s senior judge DY Chandrachud said on Saturday it was “deeply worrying” that the apex court was left with only woman judge after the retirement of justice Indu Malhotra, adding that the institution “must do better”. Justice Malhotra, the first woman lawyer to be elevated to the Supreme Court directly from the Bar and the seventh woman judge …

Gender And The Supreme Court Of India
4 years ago

Gender And The Supreme Court Of India

Live Law  

A few days ago, the Learned Attorney General for India Shri. If we take the Supreme Court for example, despite the Court's 70-year long history, it has never had a female Chief Justice and the number of women justices on the bench has also been underwhelming. I shall also narrate a little known story about how the Court missed having …

SC Has Never Seen Female CJI, More Woman Judges Must for Balanced Approach in Sexual Violence Cases: AG
4 years ago

SC Has Never Seen Female CJI, More Woman Judges Must for Balanced Approach in Sexual Violence Cases: AG

News 18  

Attorney General K K Venugopal on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that there has never been a female Chief Justice of India and improving the representation of women in the judiciary could also go a long way towards a more balanced and empathetic approach in cases involving sexual violence. The top law officer pointed out that the Supreme Court currently …

There has never been a woman CJI, says Attorney-General
4 years ago

There has never been a woman CJI, says Attorney-General

The Hindu  

Venugopal on Wednesday took the Supreme Court’s invitation to suggest ways to gender-sensitise judges as an opportunity to tell the court it has never had a woman Chief Justice. He told the Supreme Court that more women judges in constitutional courts would certainly improve gender sensitivity in the judiciary. There are only 80 women judges out of the sanctioned strength …

There Has Never Been A Woman CJI; Greater Women Representation In Judiciary Will Help Balanced Approach In Sexual Violence Cases: AG KK Venugopal
4 years ago

There Has Never Been A Woman CJI; Greater Women Representation In Judiciary Will Help Balanced Approach In Sexual Violence Cases: AG KK Venugopal

Live Law  

Attorney General KK Venugopal, in his written submissions filed in an SLP filed by women lawyers against Madhya Pradesh High Court's 'Rakhi' Bail order, stated that improving the representation of women in the judiciary could also go a long way towards a more balanced and empathetic approach in cases involving sexual violence. There are only 80 women judges out of …

Govt Has Requested To Consider Members From SC/ ST/ OBC Communities, Minorities & Women For Appointment as HC Judges: Law Ministry
4 years, 2 months ago

Govt Has Requested To Consider Members From SC/ ST/ OBC Communities, Minorities & Women For Appointment as HC Judges: Law Ministry

Live Law  

In response to concerns over inadequate representation of minorities/ vulnerable communities at the Bench in Supreme Court, the Union Law Ministry has reiterated that there is no provision for reservation in the Judiciary. "The Judges of the Supreme Court are appointed under Article 124 of Constitution, which do not provide for any reservation based on caste or class of person …

80 of 1,113 Judges in SC and HCs Women, Yet No Reservation for Female Representation in Judiciary
4 years, 3 months ago

80 of 1,113 Judges in SC and HCs Women, Yet No Reservation for Female Representation in Judiciary

News 18  

In response to a query about the number of women judges in the Supreme Court, High Courts and tribunals, Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday informed Parliament that of the total 1,113 judges in High Courts and the Supreme Court, only 80 are women. Of these 80 women judges, two are in the Supreme Court and the other …

Eleven Women Judges Soon to adorn Madras High Court
7 years ago

Eleven Women Judges Soon to adorn Madras High Court

Live Law  

President of India has appointed four more women judges to the Madras High Court, increasing the number of women judges to eleven. This is probably the first time in the 125 years history of the court that eleven women judges will adorn the court at the same time. Additionally, this might also be the first time that four women judges …

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