1.0Law Times Journalhttps://lawtimesjournal.inAparna Mallikhttps://lawtimesjournal.in/author/aparna-mallik/The Centre has asked Chief Justices to examine candidates for judgeships who are SC/ST, OBC, minorities, or women: Kiren Rijiju - Law Times Journalrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KIexkTI6j0"><a href="https://lawtimesjournal.in/the-centre-has-asked-chief-justices-to-examine-candidates-for-judgeships-who-are-sc-st-obc-minorities-or-women-kiren-rijiju/">The Centre has asked Chief Justices to examine candidates for judgeships who are SC/ST, OBC, minorities, or women: Kiren Rijiju</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lawtimesjournal.in/the-centre-has-asked-chief-justices-to-examine-candidates-for-judgeships-who-are-sc-st-obc-minorities-or-women-kiren-rijiju/embed/#?secret=KIexkTI6j0" width="600" height="338" title="“The Centre has asked Chief Justices to examine candidates for judgeships who are SC/ST, OBC, minorities, or women: Kiren Rijiju” — Law Times Journal" data-secret="KIexkTI6j0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://lawtimesjournal.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/jzUnrJum.jpg1200675While sending proposals for the appointment of High Court judges, the Central government has been requesting Chief Justices of High Courts to give serious consideration to candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, minorities, and women. In a letter to Member of Parliament P Wilson, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju stated the same in response to Wilson's request for more socioeconomic diversity in the High Courts and Supreme Court.