105 High Court judges out of 569 appointed since 2018 belong to weaker sections of society

Out of the 124 pending recommendations made by High Court Collegiums, only 7 are from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities.

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Of the 569 High Court judges that were appointed since 2018, only 105 belonged to weaker sections of society, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju revealed in reply to a question in Parliament.

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