SC orders 30 pc seats for women advocates in state Bar councils
Public Lokpal
December 08, 2025
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SC orders 30 pc seats for women advocates in state Bar councils
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed that 30 per cent seats in state Bar councils, where the election process has not been set in motion, be kept for women advocates.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said for the current year, the state Bar councils where elections are yet to be held should fill 20 per cent seats with women candidates and 10 per cent by co-option if there are not many desirous lawyers to contest.
The top court directed that a proposal for co-option shall be placed before the court in regard to the state Bar councils where the number of contesting women lawyers are inadequate.
PTI