{"id":321292,"date":"2024-05-03T12:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T07:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=321292"},"modified":"2024-07-15T17:05:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T11:35:34","slug":"supreme-court-directs-reserving-minimum-one-third-seats-women-members-scba-2024-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2024\/05\/03\/supreme-court-directs-reserving-minimum-one-third-seats-women-members-scba-2024-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Supreme Court directs for reserving minimum 1\/3rd seats for women members in Supreme Court Bar Association from 2024 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Supreme Court:<\/span> In a matter concerning the Supreme Court Bar Association (‘SCBA’) elections, the division bench of Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan, JJ. viewed that notwithstanding any resolution passed by the Special General Body of SCBA, some of the posts in the Executive Committee must be reserved for women members of the Bar. Thus, the Court directed that before including for the ensuing election there shall be reservation for women members of the Bar.<\/p>\n

The Court took note of the report of the Observer Committee and noted that all the eight resolutions put up before the Supreme Court Bar Association, Special General Body Meeting held on 30-04-2024 have failed for want of 2\/3rd majority of the members present and voted. The Court also took note of the recommendations of the resolutions.<\/p>\n

The Court viewed that the SCBA is a premier institution and is an integral part of the highest judicial forum of the country. The norms, eligibility conditions, membership, membership fee structure etc., cannot remain static for decades and timely reforms to meet with the challenges that may confront the institution from time to time, are required to be carried out. However, such reforms must be introduced after due consideration of the suggestions from the Bar members.<\/p>\n

The Court directed the Executive Committee of the SCBA to invite suggestions from all the members of the Bar through a public notice on its website, to be invited by 19-07-2024 in digital form or through hard copy.<\/p>\n

The Court said that some of the suggestions which have already been brought by senior members\/members of the Bar will also taken as part of those suggestions.<\/p>\n

The Court also directed the Executive Committee to compile all the suggestions received from members of the Bar and place it on record.<\/p>\n

The Court proposed to give a time bound audience to some of the members of the Bar in their representative capacity before taking a final call on the suggestions that may be received.<\/p>\n

Further, the Bench viewed that notwithstanding any resolution passed by the Special General Body of SCBA, some of the posts in the Executive Committee must be reserved for women members of the Bar. Thus, the Court directed that before including for the ensuing election there shall be reservation for women members of the Bar to the following effect:<\/p>\n