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    SCBA Urges CJI to Act on Low Number of Women Judges in Supreme Court, High Courts: Greater Gender Balance on the Bench Is Essential
    SCBA Urges CJI to Act on Low Number of Women Judges in Supreme Court, High Courts: Greater Gender Balance on the Bench Is Essential
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    SCBA Urges CJI to Act on Low Number of Women Judges in Supreme Court, High Courts: Greater Gender Balance on the Bench Is Essential

    The Supreme Court Bar Association has urged the Chief Justice of India to act on the low number of women judges in the Supreme Court and High Courts, stressing that greater gender balance on the Bench is essential for justice.

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    Environmental Activists Left to Struggle Without Public Support, Warns Ex-SC Judge Justice Abhay Oka
    Environmental Activists Left to Struggle Without Public Support, Warns Ex-SC Judge Justice Abhay Oka
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    Former Judge Justice Abhay S Oka: “Judge Must Never Think of Future Prospects After Taking Oath, It Undermines Judicial Duties”

    Justice A.S. Oka stressed that judges must not think about future career opportunities after taking the oath. He said such thoughts weaken their ability to perform judicial duties with honesty, independence, and integrity.

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    Environmental Activists Left to Struggle Without Public Support, Warns Ex-SC Judge Justice Abhay Oka
    Environmental Activists Left to Struggle Without Public Support, Warns Ex-SC Judge Justice Abhay Oka
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    Ex-SC Judge Abhay S Oka at Pune Farewell: “Judges Should Take Up More Matters to Battle Pendency”

    At his farewell event in Pune, former Supreme Court judge Abhay Oka said judges should take up more matters to reduce case pendency, adding that simply creating another bench won’t solve the backlog problem in courts.

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    Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta
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    Debate on Gender Equality in the Judiciary: Insights from SG Tushar Mehta: Merit over Tokenism

    The Solicitor General Tushar Mehta criticized the approach of viewing women as mere statistics in the quest for gender equality. Mehta voiced his concerns against the mere numerical increase of women in legal positions, emphasizing the importance of merit over tokenism. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta voiced his concerns against the mere numerical increase of women […]

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