All Women Bench of Supreme Court

On 1st December, 2022, Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud has constituted an all-women bench comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M. Trivedi to hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes and bail matters. It is only the third time in its history.

  • The first time the Supreme Court had an all-woman bench was in 2013, when Justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Ranjana Prakash Desai sat together.
  • The second occasion came in 2018, when Justices R Banumathi and Indira Banerjee shared a bench.

Current Status of Women's Share in Indian Judiciary

  • In high courts, the percentage of women judges is a mere 11.5%.
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