Justice Nagarathna and 2 other women judges were recently sworn into the Supreme Court, and Nagarathna will possibly become India’s first woman Chief Justice in 2027. While this is a big step towards increasing gender diversity at all levels of the judiciary, Vidhi’s JALDI team (Justice, Access, and Lowering Delays in India) discusses what barriers women face while rising up the ladder in the Indian Judiciary, and the deeper significance of this news.
