With six more retirements in 2025, how will the Collegium balance regional diversity with gender, religious and community representation?

Constitution Bench cases on affirmative action, mining taxes, arbitration and driving licences dominated the Court’s docket in August

Justice Malla, Judge, Supreme Court of Nepal, discussed diversity, PILs, executive interference in the appointments of judges and more.

In August nine judges were appointed to the Supreme Court. Hearings also began in the Pegasus case. Justices Nariman and Sinha retired.

The appointments include three women and one advocate directly elevated from the Bar. B.V. Nagarathna is likely to be the first woman CJI.

Out of 25, only one High Court has a woman Chief Justice as of 1st June, 2021.

11.7% of all the current judges of the 25 High Courts in India, are women.

Out of the eight women who have been appointed to the Supreme Court, only two have ever been inducted into the Collegium.

Overview of women Justices at the Supreme Court