Women judges News
Women continue to be under-represented in the judiciary
Only 8 women have been appointed as judges in SC to date
Women who work in justice have already been high profile targets.
Two female Supreme Court justices were gunned down in January.
Apart from judges, there are around a thousand other women human rights defenders who could be in Taliban's cross hairs.
The president said the judiciary too should represent the diversity of the country.
Acting Chief Justice of the Rajasthan High Court Ajay Rastogi on Sunday backed Chief Justice of India (CJI) TS Thakur's appeal to increase the number of judges in order to handle the "avalanche" of litigations, and urged the government to resolve the matter.
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