No more Men's Club: Supreme Court directs State Bar Councils to amend their rules to ensure 30% reservation for women's
Hon’ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition No. 581 of 2024 Yogmaya M.G. Vs Union of India and others, where a directive was taken by the Hon’ble J. Surya Kant (CJI) and J. Joymalya Bagchi suggested that the Bar Councils of every state make corrections in their rules and ensure 30% seats are reserved for women.
Kartikeya Yadav
12/6/20251 min read
Hon’ble Supreme Court in Writ Petition No. 581 of 2024 Yogmaya M.G. Vs Union of India and others where a great initiative was taken by the Hon’ble J. Surya Kant (CJI) and J. Joymalya Bagchi suggested the Bar Councils of every state to make correction in their rules and ensure 30% seats to be reserved for women.
The judgment is not mere a reservation directive it is a statement that the legal profession’s gatekeeping bodies (Bar Councils) must align with twenty-first-century governance standards. The Court’s message is clear gender parity is no longer aspirational; it is mandatory.
