Chief Justice of India Surya Kant urged High Courts to prioritise women in judicial appointments. Most courts agreed, amid low female representation, with only 116 of 813 High Court judges being women, highlighting gender imbalance in judiciary.
The Supreme Court restored the rape conviction of a man accused of sexually assaulting a 9-year-old girl, ruling that minor contradictions cannot override credible testimony and medical evidence. The Court also strongly criticised the disclosure of the victim’s identity and called it a serious lapse.