New Delhi, May 6 -- Only 3.6% of the Supreme Court's nominees for the position of judges of various high courts since November 2022 were from scheduled castes and even fewer from scheduled tribes, according to disclosures made by the apex court.

Data disclosed by the court on Monday night showed its collegium suggested 221 names to be high court judges. Of these, 8 belonged to scheduled castes and just 7 to scheduled tribes. To be sure, some of these 221 names are yet to be appointed by the central government.

Other backward castes or OBCs fared better at about 14.5% or 32 nominees while women came in at 15.3%, or 34 nominees.

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