New Delhi, Dec 14: Practically 17 per cent of the 650 judges appointed to numerous excessive courts since 2018 belong to the Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Different Backward Courses (OBC) classes, the federal government knowledgeable Parliament on Thursday.
Minorities account for lower than 6 per cent of the full variety of judges appointed since 2018, it mentioned.
In a written reply to a query within the Rajya Sabha , Regulation Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal additionally mentioned there isn’t any provision for reservation for any caste or class of individuals for being appointed to the Supreme Court docket and the 25 excessive courts.
He mentioned category-wise information pertaining to the illustration of OBC, SCs, STs and minorities amongst excessive court docket judges will not be maintained centrally.
Nonetheless, data on social background is being supplied by the recommendees (candidates) for elevation to excessive courts, in accordance with the revised annexure put in force since 2018, whereby, in addition to different data, particulars relating to their social background are made accessible.
“As per data supplied by the recommendees, out of 650 excessive court docket judges appointed since 2018, until December 6 this 12 months, 492 judges belong to the overall class, 20 judges belong to the SC class, 12 belong to the ST class, 77 judges belong to the OBC class, 36 judges belong to minorities,” Meghwal mentioned.
For the 13 remaining judges, no data is on the market within the annexures crammed by them on the time of their consideration for appointment as excessive court docket judges, he famous. (Companies)
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