| GOVERNMENT OF INDIA |
| MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE |
| LOK SABHA |
| UNSTARRED | QUESTION NO: | 604 |
| ANSWERED ON: | 06.02.2019 |
| Women Judges in High Courts |
| George Baker |
| ANIL SHIROLEPARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA |
| Will the Minister of | LAW AND JUSTICE | be pleased to state:- |
| (a) the details of the number of high courts across the country, State/UT-wise; (b) the details of the sanctioned strength of women judges in these high courts across the country; (c) the details of the number of women judges working in these courts, at present, across the country, State/UT-wise including in West Bengal; (d) whether the strength of women Judges is not upto the sanctioned strength and if so, the reasons therefor; and (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to increase their strength in these courts? ANSWERANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY) (a) to (e): Statement showing details of High Courts alongwith sanctioned strength of Judges and number of women Judges working is annexed. Appointment of Judges of the High Court is made under Article 217 and 224 of the Constitution of India. These Articles do not provide for reservation for any caste or class of person including women. However, the Government has been requesting the Chief Justices of the High Courts that while sending proposals for appointment of Judges, due consideration be given to suitable candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Minorities and Women. ****** Annexure Statement referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 604 for 06.02.2019 regarding Women Judges in High Courts. ( As on 31.01.2019) Sl. No. Name of the High Courts Sanctioned Strength of Judges Number of Women Judges working 1 Allahabad 160 07 2 Andhra Pradesh 37 03 3 Bombay 94 09 4 Calcutta 72 07 5 Chhattisgarh 22 02 6 Delhi 60 07 7 Gauhati 24 01 8 Gujarat 52 03 9 Himachal Pradesh 13 00 10 Jammu & Kashmir 17 02 11 Jharkhand 25 01 12 Karnataka 62 03 13 Kerala 47 05 14 Madhya Pradesh 53 03 15 Madras 75 11 16 Manipur 05 00 17 Meghalaya 04 00 18 Orissa 27 01 19 Patna 53 02 20 Punjab& Haryana 85 07 21 Rajasthan 50 01 22 Sikkim 03 01 23 Telangana 24 00 24 Tripura 04 00 25 Uttarakhand 11 00 |
