New Delhi: There were 16 female judges among 91 appointed to various high courts by the Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice B.R. Gavai, who retired Sunday after a little over six months as the 52nd Chief Justice of India.

The details on the appointments made during Justice Gavai’s tenure were disclosed by the Collegium Saturday, a trend started by his predecessor Justice (retired) Sanjiv Khanna.

Among the total 91 judges appointed to HCs during Justice Gavai’s tenure, six were lineage judges, meaning they were related to sitting or retired High Court (HC) or Supreme Court (SC) judges. These legacy judges included Rohit Kapoor, Sanjiv Kumar, Garima Prashad, Vivek Saran, and Sushil Ghodeswar. Show Full Article

Among the 16 female judges, however, only one was a legacy judge

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