SC reserves treasurer post for women lawyers, 30% seats in executive panel, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed reserving the treasurer’s post and 30 per cent seats for women lawyers in the executive committee of Delhi Sales Tax Bar Association and Delhi Tax Bar Association. A bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan said its last year’s direction in case of Delhi High Court […]
SC directs reserving 33 pc seats for women lawyers in NGT Bar Association election, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court directed on Monday that 33 per cent seats will be reserved for women lawyers in the election of the National Green Tribunal. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh said its order for reserving seats for women in the Delhi High Court Bar Association will be applicable to the […]
SC refuses to entertain pleas seeking immediate implementation of Women Reservation Bill, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the immediate implementation of the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam Bill 2023 which was passed in September 2023 in a special session of Parliament and mandated a 33 per cent reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies, including […]
Lakshya Chaitanya Women And Child … vs Home Department on 4 December, 2024
Madhya Pradesh High Court Lakshya Chaitanya Women And Child … vs Home Department on 4 December, 2024 Author: Vivek Rusia Bench: Vivek Rusia NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2024:MPHC-IND:34320 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT I N D O R E BEFORE HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE VIVEK RUSIA & HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE BINOD KUMAR DWIVEDI […]
Delhi High Court Elevates 70 Lawyers, Including 12 Women, to Senior Advocate Status, ET LegalWorld
After a gap of nearly 3.5 years, Delhi High Court on Friday designated 70 lawyers, including 12 women, as senior advocates. The senior designation was conferred after a permanent committee comprising Chief Justice Manmohan, the next two seniormost judges, Vibhu Bakhru and Yashwant Varma, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma and senior advocates Sudhir Nandrajog and […]
Number of women tax filers in Punjab goes up, exceeds national average, ET LegalWorld
Punjab has seen abig jump in the number of women tax filers in the last six years, taking its share to 19%, surpassing the national average of 18.4% – a shift credited to rise in women workforce participation and simplified tax policies. Otherwise, Punjab figures among states with a per capita direct tax rate below […]
Justice Hima Kohli flags gender bias in Judiciary; Women judges making up 13.76% of High Court, ET LegalWorld
On October 25, former Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli flagged the issue of gender discrimination and bias, which, though seemingly subsided on the surface, continue to operate surreptitiously, often leading women lawyers to face stereotypes and question their authority. Representation of Women in Judicial Positions and Number of Sitting Women Judges in high court […]
Justice Hima Kohli flags gender bias in Judiciary; Women judges making up 13.76% of High Court judges, ET LegalWorld
On October 25, former Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli flagged the issue of gender discrimination and bias, which, though seemingly subsided on the surface, continue to operate surreptitiously, often leading women lawyers to face stereotypes and question their authority. Representation of Women in Judicial Position in High Court and Top-five high court with highest […]
Karnataka HC rejects PIL seeking apology from Rahul Gandhi over alleged remarks on women, ET LegalWorld
The Karnataka High Court on Monday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) petition demanding that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi apologise for allegedly tarnishing the dignity of Indian women. The PIL stemmed from a claim that Gandhi had falsely accused former Janata Dal (Secular) MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of rape and sexual abuse, […]
Derogatory language against women has no place in courtrooms: CJI Chandrachud, ET LegalWorld
Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday said all forms of derogatory language, particularly against women, have no place in courts, noting that insensitive words can perpetuate stereotypes and may disproportionately affect women and marginalised communities. The CJI referred to complaints from women judicial officers about the use of derogatory language by some […]