NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that time has come when a woman should be Chief Justice of India and stressed that there is no attitudinal change.
The top court said that it always has the interest of women in mind and its every collegium considers women for appointment as judges in higher judiciary.
Not a single woman judge has figured in the list of 48 Chief Justice of India including the CJI designate NV Ramana, since it came into existence on January 26, 1950.
The top court was hearing a plea of women lawyers body seeking consideration of meritorious lot among them for appointment as judges in high courts.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday said that time has come when a woman should be Chief Justice of India and stressed that there is no attitudinal change. The top court said that it always has the interest of women in mind and its every collegium considers women for appointment as judges in higher judiciary. Not a single woman judge has figured in the list of 48 Chief Justice of India including the CJI designate NV Ramana, since it came into existence on January 26, 1950. The top court was hearing a plea of women lawyers body seeking consideration of meritorious lot among them for appointment as judges in high courts.