Minister of State for Law and Justice, Arjun Ram Meghwal, informed that there are currently 116 women judges out of a total of 814 in the Higher Judiciary. The Punjab and Haryana High Court leads with 18 women judges. In the Supreme Court, out of 33 judges, only one is a woman.
Since 2014, there have been 170 women judges appointed in the High Courts, including 96 in the last five years and six in the Supreme Court. The Allahabad High Court, with 110 judges, has seven women judges. The Bombay High Court follows with 12 women judges, while the Delhi and Madras High Courts have 10 each.
On the contrary, the High Courts of Uttarakhand, Tripura, and Manipur do not have any women judges. The appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts is done under specific articles of the Indian Constitution without any reservation based on caste or class.
The Union government aims to enhance social diversity in the judiciary by urging Chief Justices to consider suitable candidates from Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, minorities, and women for judicial appointments.
