Supreme Court Clarifies That Women’s Representation Rule Applies to All Gujarat Bar Associations

The Supreme Court has confirmed that its earlier order mandating assured representation for women applies to all Bar Associations in Gujarat, irrespective of their nomenclature or classification.

A Bench led by CJI Surya Kant clarified that no Bar Association can avoid compliance by calling itself a different category.

The clarification arose in a miscellaneous application in Meena A. Jagtap v. Bar Council of India & Ors., resolving all ambiguity about the scope of the May 9, 2025, order.

The Court emphasized that the mandate applies uniformly to all Bar Associations operating in Gujarat.

[Meena A Jagtap v. Bar Council of India & Ors.]