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Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news - Only 3% of High Court judges since 2018 were SC; 1.5% ST: Parliamentary Committee flags 'diversity deficit' in judiciary

Only 3% of High Court judges since 2018 were SC; 1.5% ST: Parliamentary Committee flags 'diversity deficit' in judiciary

The Committee opined that the Supreme Court and High Court Collegiums should recommend an adequate number of women and candidates from marginalized sections for judgeship.

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Only 17 SC, 9 ST judges among 569 HC appointments since 2018

THE Union government on Friday informed the Parliament that a total of 569 judges were appointed to the high courts since 2018. Of the 569 judges, 17 belong to the Scheduled Castes (SCs), nine to the Scheduled Tribes (STs), 64 to Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and 15 belong to minority communities.

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