Published on : 04 Dec 2025, 2:31 pm 3 min read

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that women must occupy at least 30 percent of the seats in every State Bar Council across the country and directed the Bar Council of India (BCI) to construe its existing rules in that spirit and treat them as amended to provide for such reservation [ Yogamaya MG vs. Union of India & Ors. ].

A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the move was in keeping with the constitutional ethos and the country’s recent legislative push towards gender equality.

It said that the BCI must not only reserve 30 percent of the seats for women but also ensure that the same applies to the posts of office bearers in each State Bar Council.

“Keeping in view the constitution

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