Supreme Court Reserves Treasurer Post for Women in Advocates Association Bengaluru

The Supreme Court has directed reserving the treasurer post in the Advocates Association Bengaluru (AAB) for women under Article 142. 

A Bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh emphasized the need for women's representation in AAB's governing council. 

This decision stems from a plea by the Karnataka Federation of Women Lawyers seeking 33% reservation for women advocates. 

The Court extended nomination deadlines and allowed deferral of elections to implement the order, diverging from the Karnataka High Court's ruling, which cited a lack of express provisions for such reservations.

Similar directives have been applied to Delhi's NGT Bar Association, Tax Bar Association and Sales Tax Bar Association.