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Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) has filed an application in the Supreme Court seeking directions to consider meritorious women lawyers practicing in the SC and the High Courts for appointment as judges in the High Courts.
Through this application, the SCWLA seeks to intervene in the case
M/s PLR Projects Pvt Ltd v Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd and others in which the Supreme Court is considering the issue of unfilled vacancies of High Court judge posts.
In the application, the association highlights that the representation of women in higher judiciary is abysmally low . Till date, only 8 women judges have been appointed in the Supreme Court. There has never been a women Chief Justice of India. Only out of 25 High Courts in the country has a woman Chief Justice (CJ Hima Kohli at Telangana High Court). Only 73 out of 661 High Court judges, which is roughly 11.04% are women. In five High Courts, namely, Manipur, Meghalaya, Patna, T ....

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