Of the 569 High Court judges that were appointed since 2018, only 105 belonged to weaker sections of society, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju revealed in reply to a question in Parliament..The information based on the category or caste indicated by recommended judges in their bio datas, indicates that 64 judges are from Other Backward Classes (OBC), 15 are from minority communities, 17 are from Scheduled Castes (SC), and 9 are from Scheduled Tribes (ST). The breakup is as follows:.Further, in response to a question by Assam Lok Sabha MP Naba Kumar Sarania, Rijiju revealed that as on March 16, 2023, High Court Collegiums have recommended 124 names for appointed as High Court judges which are under consideration with the Central government and the Supreme Court Collegium. Out of these, only 4 belong to SCs and 3 belong to STs..The reply to this question also stated that there is no data on advocates from the SC and ST communities who have been designated as Senior Advocates and Advocates on Record in the Supreme Court and the High Courts.
Of the 569 High Court judges that were appointed since 2018, only 105 belonged to weaker sections of society, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju revealed in reply to a question in Parliament..The information based on the category or caste indicated by recommended judges in their bio datas, indicates that 64 judges are from Other Backward Classes (OBC), 15 are from minority communities, 17 are from Scheduled Castes (SC), and 9 are from Scheduled Tribes (ST). The breakup is as follows:.Further, in response to a question by Assam Lok Sabha MP Naba Kumar Sarania, Rijiju revealed that as on March 16, 2023, High Court Collegiums have recommended 124 names for appointed as High Court judges which are under consideration with the Central government and the Supreme Court Collegium. Out of these, only 4 belong to SCs and 3 belong to STs..The reply to this question also stated that there is no data on advocates from the SC and ST communities who have been designated as Senior Advocates and Advocates on Record in the Supreme Court and the High Courts.