INTRODUCTION

How many female Judges are there in the
Supreme Court?

o Currently, there are only 3 female Judges out of 33 Supreme
Court Judges.
o Justice Hima Kohli, Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice BV
Nagarathna are the 3 women Judges of the Supreme Court.
o On 24th September 2027, Justice Nagarathna shall become
the first ever female Chief Justice of India.
o Though she shall be the first women CJI, her tenure shall
only be for 36 days.

The Court further said “in the ensuing election for 2024-2025,  the post of Treasurer of the Executive Committee is reserved for women”. The bench clarified that the “reservation is only to guarantee a minimum and women members of the SCBA, subject to their eligibility, shall be entitled to contest the election for all the posts in the Executive Committee” the election is dated May 16th and the counting is on May 18th.

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