6 Oct 2023 11:32 AM GMT
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud expressed happiness at the trend of more women getting appointed in district judiciary across the country.
Before starting the court proceedings today, CJI said that he has a happy news to announce. Referring to 75 newly recruited civil judges of Maharashtra, who were present in Court No.1 today, CJI said :
"We wish to share a happy news. We have a batch of 75 judges of junior division from Maharashtra. Out of a batch of 75 young judges 42 are women. Of 5 direct recruits - 2 are women."
He said that this is not a trend which is confined to Maharashtra but was happening across the country. CJI also lauded the fact that some of the new recruits are multitalented persons - one is a state level cricket player, another is a trained gymnast, some are artists.
At this point, Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave said that he hoped to see a higher women representation in the Supreme Court as well. Replying to Dave, CJI Chandrachud said that the present composition of the Supreme Court reflects what was the position of the bar and the bench fifteen years ago.
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