New Delhi, May 14 -- Senior advocate and renowned human rights lawyer Indira Jaising has triggered a debate on social media by questioning the central placement of the men's toilet within the premises of the Supreme Court of India. She described its location in the court corridor as "highly offensive to women" and urged the Chief Justice of India to take note.

Jaising believes the current positioning of the men's toilet - reportedly located midway along a main corridor - reflects a relic of a time when the legal profession was overwhelmingly male-dominated.

"Oh my God! When will the men's toilet be shifted from the centre of the corridor to the end of the corridors of the Supreme Court? Highly offensive to women. The Chief Justice of In...