Published on Jan 12, 2023 12:36 AM IST The legal occupation is feudalistic and unwelcoming of females, CJI Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud stated on Wednesday, as he got the Award for Global Leadership provided by the Centre on the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School. Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud. (HT file) The legal occupation is feudalistic and unwelcoming of females, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud stated on Wednesday, as he got the Award for Global Leadership provided by the Centre on the Legal Profession at Harvard Law School. “Unfortunately, the legal occupation has actually been feudalistic and hasn’t been inviting of ladies and marginalised neighborhoods,” CJI Chandrachud stated, throughout a discussion with David B Wilkins, the director of the Centre at Harvard. The CJI is an alumnus of Harvard law School from where he got his Doctorate in Juridical Sciences. CJI Chandrachud stated he is typically asked why the variety of ladies judges in the Supreme Court is low. Describing the factors, he stated: “The response to it depends on the occupation it was 3 years earlier. The swimming pool of judges concerning the Supreme Court is from a swimming pool which goes back to 3 years back.” “So numerous of my (law) clerks have no household contact with the law and the difficulty is how do we coach them,” he stated, including, “Law schools by democratising access to legal education will play an important function in altering that.” This alone can make sure a more inclusive society, he stated. Register for our finest newsletters
Legal occupation feudalistic, not inviting of females: CJI Chandrachud – Hindustan Times
