Supreme Court Reserves Treasurer & 30% EC Posts For Women Lawyers In Gujarat HC & District Bar Associations

The Supreme Court today directed that the post of Treasurer, as well as 30% of the Executive Committee posts, shall be reserved for women lawyers in the Gujarat High Court and District Bar Associations.

A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh passed the order, stating that there was no reason to take a view different from the ones taken in the cases of Supreme Court Bar Association, Delhi High Court Bar Association and Advocates' Association Bengaluru, where also posts were similarly reserved for women lawyers.

Insofar as the petitioner before the Court sought reservation for women lawyers not only in relation to the Bar Associations, but also the Bar Council of Gujarat, the Court said that it will consider the issue with respect to all State Bar Councils and Bar Council of India at a subsequent stage.

Read our report on an earlier hearing here.

Case Title: MEENA A. JAGTAP v. BAR COUNCIL OF INDIA, W.P.(C) No. 819/2024 

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