India Supreme Court reserves 1/3 of seats in Bar Association committee for women

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India Supreme Court reserves 1/3 of seats in Bar Association committee for women

India’s Supreme Court (SC) reserved Thursday one-third of the seats in the executive committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for women. The SCBA is an Indian bar association comprising practicing lawyers who work in the Supreme Court of India. The SC held that the SCBA has to establish reservations and guidelines for its Executive Committee elections. One-third of seats in various committee positions, including the Treasurer, are t…