Rachna Reddy Bollu was one of the 36 lawyers to be designated as senior advocates by the Telangana High Court this week. Bollu is one of three women and the youngest senior advocate in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh’s high courts.
Did you know that there was no portrait of a woman lawyer in the Supreme Court’s libraries? Well, that is set to change. For the very first time in the 67-year history of India’s top court, the SC will put up a portrait of a woman lawyer in one of its libraries, Hindustan Times reported. It […]
Supreme Court advocate, Menaka Guruswamy, stands tall with the recent honour bestowed upon her. The new Delhi based lawyer is now the  first Indian woman to have the honour of having her portrait at Milner Hall in Rhodes House in Oxford University. Guruswamy is also one of the first woman Rhodes scholars from India. On Saturday, […]
The United Nations has appointed an Indian Human Rights lawyer and two other experts to deal with the case of Rohingya muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine state. The fact finding mission will investigate into the killings, rape and torture by the security forces against Rohingya refugees. The team will be led by Supreme Court advocate Indira […]
In a first, the Hyderabad High Court has created history with three women judges on its rolls, acting Chief Justice of the HC Ramesh Ranganathan announced on Thursday. According to Justice Ramesh, the number of women in judiciary has never gone this high ever since this high court was established. Justice Ramesh announced this during the Republic Day celebrations […]
The percentage of women judges is our High Courts is so low that there are still about 8 high courts that do not have even a single female judge.
Heena Punjabi is educating people about the finer details of law through her venture Law Wise
Women tend to drop off the corporate ladder at most crucial junctures of their career and that’s a big concern in the Indian economy, which can otherwise benefit from their contribution. In a conversation with Poorvi Gupta, lawyer Meenakshi Lekhi says what women need is not empowerment but justice. She insists that sometimes laws can […]
With Women Lawyers’ Association celebrating its golden jubilee this year, Indian Judges discuss the importance of having women lawyers in the country.
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