Women lawyers ask for 33% reservation: HC stays polls to Tumakuru District Advocates Association
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has stayed the elections to the Tumakuru District Advocates Association, following a petition by the women advocates of the Bar Association urging for an implementation of 33 per cent reservation in the Association.
The single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, hearing the petition on Wednesday, passed the interim order on the elections scheduled for April 5, adding that the next hearing of the case would be on Friday, March 21, reports LiveLaw.
The petitioners had stated that they had written to the Election Officer and President of the Tumakuru Bar Association on March 5, urging that one-thirds of the posts in the Association be reserved for women advocates. The Association, which took a decision on the matter on March 17, rejected the request of the petitioners. It also cited bylaws of the Association, according to which, reservation had already been provided for women advocates. It added that it faced restrictions related to authority provided to committees as well as time to take decisions on such matters, the petitioners said.
Alleging that the Association had failed to exercise discretion in a matter related to constitutional morality, the petitioners called ‘lack of time’ an unreasonable excuse on the part of the Association. The women advocates have also told the High Court that the rejection of the request for 33 per cent reservation for women in the elections, although the Association had a considerable number of female members, amounts to gender discrimination and violates the principles of equality and non-discrimination.
Advocate Vidyashree KS appeared for the petitioners.
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Indian Navy vigilant in safeguarding country's maritime interests: Prez Murmu
Visakhapatnam (PTI): President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said that the Indian Navy is vigilant in safeguarding country's maritime interests and is contributing to stability across wider maritime commerce.
Presiding over the International Fleet Review (IFR) off Vizag coast abroad an Indian Naval warship in the Bay of Bengal, the President said the Indian Navy is deployed in the region to serve as a credible instrument of deterrence and defence against threats and challenges arising in the sea.
"Indian Navy is vigilant in safeguarding India's maritime interests and is contributing to stability across wider maritime commerce," Murmu said.
Further, she noted that the Indian Navy plays a vital role in promoting goodwill and building bridges of trust, confidence and friendship with navies around the globe.
Murmu addressed the IFR after she sailed to review several Indian and foreign vessels.
