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book bans

Analysis

Master of the Roster, book bans, representation

The latest offerings in our Court at 75 series: an analysis on bench allocation, a long-read on book bans and a video on gender diversity

Advay Vora

17th Sep 2024

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Women in the Supreme Court

Analysis

And then there were two

75 years and 276 judges later, the number of women at the top court remains a shocking low of 4 percent

Gauri Kashyap

31st Aug 2024

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Court Data High Court gender Diversity

Court Data

Representation of women judges in High Courts has improved only by 3 percent in three years | August 2024

While the P&H High Court tops the list in absolute numbers, data indicates that improvement in gender representation is largely inadequate

Gauri Kashyap

31st Aug 2024

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Supreme Court Profile

Analysis

Supreme Court Review 2023: The diversity problem remained unaddressed

Even in a mostly full-strength Court, there was a startling lack of representation of religious minorities, women & marginalised communities

Justice Naima Haider judge of the Bangladesh Supreme Court

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“Nobody is going to give you a floor unless you prove yourself to be…very efficient”: Justice Naima Haider

Justice Naima Haider of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh spoke about the judicial system in Bangladesh, diversity in courts and more

R. Sai Spandana

30th Nov 2023

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Justice S.K. Kaul in Conversation with Supreme Court Observer

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Everyone has a political view, but a Judge learns to shed it in Court, says Justice S.K. Kaul

In conversation with SCO, Justice S.K. Kaul spoke about mediation as the hope for better access to justice and diversity in Indian Courts

Gauri Kashyap

30th Nov 2023

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Analysis

Can there be real representation without reservation?

Why aren’t we talking about reservations in the higher judiciary for women and members of marginalised communities?

Leena Gita Reghunath

15th Nov 2023

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diversity collegium inclusion

Analysis

Has the Supreme Court Collegium’s Focus Shifted to Diversity and Inclusion?

DESK BRIEF: Recent Collegium recommendations show a renewed attention towards ensuring regional and gender diversity in Indian courts.

Gauri Kashyap

8th Jul 2023

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women judges

Court Data

Only 107 of 788 Sitting High Court Judges are Women

With hardly any senior women judges in India's High Courts, gender diversity at the Supreme Court will take a hit.

R. Sai Spandana

30th Jun 2023

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Woman Judges at the Supreme Court

Court Data

4% of Supreme Court Judges of All Time are Women

In the 50s, 60s, 70s, and most of the 80s, the Supreme Court had no women Judges. Since 1989, it has had 11.

Gauri Kashyap

30th Jun 2023

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Analysis

2022 Supreme Court Review: Gender Equality

SC Judgments in the challenge to the Hijab Ban and on abortion laws for married women were important milestones in equality for women.

Advay Vora

30th Dec 2022

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Analysis

A Profile of the Supreme Court: Gender, Regional and Religious Diversity

The Supreme Court bench has the highest number of women ever, maximum judges from the Bombay and Delhi High Courts and mostly Hindu judges.

Mihir R

28th Aug 2021

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75 Years of the Supreme Court