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Women in the Supreme Court

Analysis

And then there were two

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

Gauri Kashyap

31st Aug 2024

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Court Data

Representation of women judges in High Courts has improved only by 3 percent in three years | August 2024

While the P&H High Court tops the list in absolute numbers, data indicates that improvement in gender representation is largely inadequate

Gauri Kashyap

31st Aug 2024

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Justice Hima Kohli, Notable judgements

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Justice Hima Kohli’s Notable Judgements

From marriage equality to a split decision on abortion, Justice Kohli had judicial record which traced a diverse range of decisions

Sushovan Patnaik

30th Aug 2024

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Justice Sapana Malla, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal

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“To maintain the independency of judiciary, it is better that we have a collegium”: Justice Sapana Malla

Justice Malla, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal, discussed diversity, PILs, executive interference in the appointments of judges and more.

Gauri Kashyap

1st Dec 2023

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Justice Nagarathna on diversity in the supreme court

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“When it comes to women advocates, the family has to cooperate”: Justice B.V. Nagarathana

In a conversation with SCO, Justice Nagarathna spoke about women in the judiciary, access to justice in the digital age and more.

R. Sai Spandana

27th Nov 2023

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Analysis

Can there be real representation without reservation?

Why aren’t we talking about reservations in the higher judiciary for women and members of marginalised communities?

Leena Gita Reghunath

15th Nov 2023

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women judges

Court Data

Only 107 of 788 Sitting High Court Judges are Women

With hardly any senior women judges in India's High Courts, gender diversity at the Supreme Court will take a hit.

R. Sai Spandana

30th Jun 2023

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Woman Judges at the Supreme Court

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4% of Supreme Court Judges of All Time are Women

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

Gauri Kashyap

30th Jun 2023

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Does the Judiciary Remain a Man’s World?

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

Gauri Kashyap

10th Mar 2022

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Woman SC Judges Have Shorter Tenures than Male Judges

While the number of woman judges at the SC has increased, the time they will spend on the bench is low.

Mihir R

30th Sep 2021

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How many Women Judges have been a part of the Collegium?

Out of the eight women who have been appointed to the Supreme Court, only two have ever been inducted into the Collegium.

SCO Team

21st Jul 2020

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Of Women Justices of the Supreme Court

Overview of women Justices at the Supreme Court

SCO Team

15th Jul 2020

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75 Years of the Supreme Court