Time has come for a woman Chief Justice of India: CJI SA Bobde

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Thursday said the time has come for a woman to be appointed the Chief Justice of India.

Chief Justice of India SA Bobde on Thursday said the time had come when a woman should be the Chief Justice of India. He also said there was no need for a change of attitude of the Collegium to ensure greater representation of women in the judiciary. A special bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Surya Kant said, “Why higher judiciary. We think the time has come when a woman should be Chief Justice of India". The bench said, “We have the interest of women in mind. There is no attitudinal change in it. Hopefully, they (women) will be appointed”.