India, Jan. 28 -- Supreme Court justice Bhushan R Gavai on Sunday said there is a need for more diversity and representation of various sections of society in the judiciary as he asked the chief justices of the high courts to bear this in mind while making recommendations for elevation as high court judges.

He was addressing a function presided by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the completion of 75 years of the Supreme Court since it held its first sitting on January 28, 1950.

Justice Gavai, who belongs to the Scheduled Caste (SC) category and is one among the three Dalit judges in the top court, said, "The judiciary, parliament and the executive have been emphasizing the need for diversity and representation of various sections of soc...