The Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI Dipak Misra created history on Thursday by picking Indu Malhotra as the first woman advocate to be recommended for appointment as a judge of the SC, which has had just six woman judges in 68 years. All six were elevated from high courts. The collegium also recommended the appointment of Uttarakhand HC Chief Justice Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph as an SC judge.
The Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI Dipak Misra created history on Thursday by picking Indu Malhotra as the first woman advocate to be recommended for appointment as a judge of the SC, which has had just six woman judges in 68 years. All six were elevated from high courts. The collegium also recommended the appointment of Uttarakhand HC Chief Justice Kuttiyil Mathew Joseph as an SC judge.