Hyderabad, Aug. 30 -- The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has flagged a resolution passed on Saturday, August 30, voicing deep concern over the unequally low representation of women in the higher judiciary, urging the Collegium to establish gender diversity in the upcoming judicial appointments, Livelaw reports.

The SCBA noted that high courts in states like Uttarakhand, Tripura, Meghalaya, and Manipur currently have no women judges. Out of nearly 1100 sanctioned posts of HC judges in the country, around 670 positions are held by men and 103 by women.

"No women were considered in the latest round of appointments. More worrying is that since 2021, no woman has been appointed to the Supreme Court," the association said.

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