SC pushes for better infra for women in judiciary

The Supreme Court on Friday lauded the growing representation of women in the judiciary, noting that nearly 60% of newly inducted judicial officers are women, and emphasised that the focus must now shift to upgrading infrastructure and facilities to enable women lawyers and judges to work efficiently.

- Utkarsh Anand

A bench of justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi made the observation while hearing a petition seeking the framing of a uniform, gender-sensitive policy for allotment of professional chambers and cabins to women advocates in courts and bar associations across the country.

Justice Kant, who is next in line to become the Chief Justice of India in November, remarked that women in law have excelled on their own merit without any reservation, pointing to the gender composition of the judicial service.