A century after winning the right to practice law, women in the highest ranks of the judiciary remain the exception, not the norm

A recent decision of the Supreme Court highlighted the need to create a more sensitive work environment for women in the judiciary

75 years and 276 judges later, the number of women at the top court remains a shocking low of 4 percent

In the 50s, 60s, 70s, and most of the 80s, the Supreme Court had no women Judges. Since 1989, it has had 11.

We look at gender representation in the judiciary—High Courts, Supreme Court and the Collegium— in numbers.

Until date, only two all women benches in the Supreme Court.