Justice Katju Apologises After SCWLA Condemns Sexist Remarks on Women Lawyers

Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju issued a public apology after the Supreme Court Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) strongly condemned his remarks suggesting women lawyers secured favourable orders by “winking” at him.

Katju had posted the comment on Facebook, later deleting it, but it sparked outrage across the legal fraternity.

The SCWLA called his words misogynistic, damaging to women’s credibility, and unbecoming of a former Supreme Court judge, stressing they trivialised women’s professional merit and eroded public trust in judicial impartiality.

Responding to SCWLA’s demand, Katju apologised, saying the comment was intended as a joke but acknowledging it was inappropriate.