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Approve maternity leave for third pregnancy: HC to TN govtThe Madras High Court ruled that the government cannot discriminate in approving maternity benefits, including for third pregnancies. A div...- 'Hiding behind women': Rahul Gandhi flags electoral rejig in delimitation push; strongly opposes Women's Reservation Bill in Lok SabhaRahul Gandhi has strongly criticized the government's proposed women's reservation and delimitation bill. He argues it is a political strat...
- SC judge flags overuse of UAPA, laments poor representation of women in HCs, SCSupreme Court Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan emphasized that a developed India by 2047 requires abandoning the criminalization of dissent and m...
- Equality must translate into reality: CJI Surya KantSpeaking at the National Conference-2026 on "Reimagining Judicial Governance: Strengthening Institutions for Democratic Justice", organised...
- Only 15 judges per million population in the country: 2025 India Justice ReportA 2025 report reveals India's judicial system faces critical challenges, with only 15 judges per million people, far below the Law Commissi...
- CJI says judiciary needs to begin 'difficult conversations', address issues of adjournment culture, long vacationsChief Justice of India DY Chandrachud called for the recognition of challenges facing the judiciary, including the adjournment culture, lon...
- India’s gender gap: A look at women’s participation in politics, judiciary, civil services and economyThe women's reservation bill, named Narishakti Vandan Adhiniyam, was introduced in the Lower House of Parliament by Law Minister Arjun Ram ...
- SC, HC judges must mandatorily declare assets: PanelA committee of the Indian Parliament on Law and Justice has called for judges of the higher judiciary to be required to furnish annual prop...
- Representation of women in judiciary is still very low, says retiring SC judge Justice Abdul NazeerHe said that Justice Abdul Nazeer, being the only Muslim judge on the Constitution Bench decided the controversial Ayodhya land dispute and...
- Extend financial help to Andhra Pradesh, CJI tells Centre"There is a feeling of anguish among people that the State has been pushed backwards in terms of finances upon bifurcation. The Centre shou...
- Advocates may seek nod to appear online before SC: CJIInclusivity does not stop with only representation of women. The social and geographical diversity of the nation must find reflection at al...
- 27 women judges appointed in high courts in one year: Government in Lok SabhaIn written reply to a question, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in the present system of appointment of Supreme Court and HC judges through ...
- CJI NV Ramana asks women to seek 50% 'Representation' in judiciarySpeaking at a felicitation function organised by Lady Advocates of Supreme Court for the nine newly appointed judges, including three women...
- Time has come for appointment of woman as Chief Justice of India: Supreme CourtThe top court was hearing a plea of women lawyers' body seeking consideration of "meritorious" lot among them for appointment as judges in ...
- SC to hear on Thursday, plea of lawyers' body for appointment of meritorious women as judges in HCsThe Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Thursday a plea of women lawyers' body seeking consideration of "meritorious" lot among them for ...
- India has token representation of women in higher levels of judiciary: Hawaii Supreme Court judgeJustice Sabrina McKenna of Hawaii Supreme Court said that from the international perspective, India seems to lag behind in terms of women's...
- Only 73 women judges in High Courts: Govt tells Parliament panelThe government also pointed out that against the sanctioned strength of 1,079 judges as on March 23, 2018, only 670 judges are working in 2...
- Judiciary open to have more women judges: GovernmentLaw Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government will keep sensitising the judiciary in regard to appointing more women.
- Quotas for the judiciary are still a conundrumJustice SS Naganand, highlighted a possible barrier that any move on an all India judicial service will have to clear: language.
- Women judges make up just 10% of HCs' strengthA list of 44 names recommended by the Allahabad high court collegium recently for appointment as judges has only two women candidates.
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