New Delhi : The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Bar Council of India (BCI) to ensure 30 per cent reservation for women in the upcoming state bar council elections.

The top court, while hearing a petition seeking mandatory women’s representation in state bar councils, was told by the apex bar body BCI that implementing such reservation would require amendments to the Advocates Act.

Moreover, several state bar council election processes have already commenced, making immediate changes difficult, senior advocate Gurukumar, appearing for the BCI, told a bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi.

“We expect that the BCI will construe the rules in such a manner that it will ensure 30 percent reservation in State Bar Councils; such a position should also be a

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