Only 15 Pc Judges Appointed to HCs in Last 5 Yrs from Backward Communities: Dept of Justice to Par Panel

A little over 15 per cent of the judges appointed to high courts in the last five years were from backward communities, the Department of Justice has told a parliamentary panel, while pointing out that even after three decades of the judiciary assuming primacy in judges’ appointment, it has not become inclusive and socially diverse.A little over 15 per cent of the judges appointed to high courts in the last five years were from backward communities, the Department of Justice has told a parliamentary panel, while pointing out that even after three decades of the judiciary assuming primacy in judges’ appointment, it has not become inclusive and socially diverse.