The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has expressed concern over the low representation of women in the Supreme Court and High Courts. In a resolution, the association urged the Chief Justice of India and the Collegium to consider promoting more women judges in the upcoming round of judicial appointments.
The SCBA highlighted that states like Uttarakhand, Tripura, Meghalaya, and Manipur currently do not have a single woman judge in their High Courts. Out of nearly 1,100 sanctioned posts in High Courts across the country, about 670 are held by men and only 103 by women, while the rest remain vacant.
The association expressed disappointment that none of the recent appointments to the Supreme Court included women judges, either from the bar or the bench. It pointed out that since 2021, no woman has been appointed to the Supreme Court, and currently only one woman judge is serving on its bench.
SCBA President Vikas Singh had earlier written to Chief Justice B.R. Gavai on May 24 and July 18, stressing the need for proportional representation of women in higher judiciary.
The association emphasized that ensuring greater gender balance on the bench is essential not only for fair representation but also to strengthen public trust, enrich judicial perspectives, and reflect the diversity of Indian society in the country’s highest judicial body.
