Lok Sabha Question No. 2841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Shortage of Female Judges
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2841

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 02.08.2017

## Shortage of Female Judges

†2841. SH. KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- a) whether there is  shortage of female  judges in  the  courts  at  all  levels  including Supreme Court in the country;
- b) if  so,  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  female participation in judicial process; and
- c) the State-wise details of female judges in all the high Courts and the Supreme Court?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts are made under Articles 124 and 217 of the Constitution of India respectively which do not provide for  reservation  for  any  caste  or  class  of  persons.  However,  the  Government  has requested  the  Chief  Justices  of  the  High  Courts  that  while  sending  proposals  for appointment of Judges, due consideration inter-alia be given to suitable candidates from amongst women.

A statement showing the number of women Judges working in Supreme Court and the various High Courts as on 28.07.2017 is attached at Annexure-I.

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## Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2841 for answer on 02.08.2017.

The Number of women Judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts/States as on 28/07/2017.

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Court                                                         | Women Judges   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
| A.        | Supreme Court of India                                                    | 01             |
| B.        | High Court                                                                | High Court     |
| 1         | Allahabad                                                                 | 6              |
| 2         | Telangana &Andhra Pradesh                                                 | 3              |
| 3         | Bombay for the States of Maharashtra and Goa                              | 11             |
| 4         | Calcutta                                                                  | 4              |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                                                              | -              |
| 6         | Delhi                                                                     | 10             |
| 7         | Gauhati for the States of Asssam, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram | 1              |
| 8         | Gujarat                                                                   | 4              |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh                                                          | -              |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir                                                            | -              |
| 11        | Jharkhand                                                                 | -              |
| 12        | Karnataka                                                                 | 4              |
| 13        | Kerala                                                                    | 4              |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh                                                            | 3              |
| 15        | Madras                                                                    | 7              |
| 16        | Manipur                                                                   | -              |
| 17        | Meghalaya                                                                 | -              |
| 18        | Orissa                                                                    | 1              |
| 19        | Patna                                                                     | 2              |
| 20        | Punjab& Haryana                                                           | 7              |
| 21        | Rajasthan                                                                 | 2              |
| 22        | Sikkim                                                                    | 1              |
| 23        | Tripura                                                                   | -              |
| 24        | Uttarakhand                                                               | -              |
|           | Total                                                                     | 69             |