Outgoing Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai placed in the public domain the names and social details of candidates approved by his Collegium, with women as a class outnumbering those from Other Backward Classes, Backward Classes and Scheduled Castes.
Of a total 129 names considered for High Court appointments since May 14, when Chief Justice Gavai took over as top judge, the Collegium approved 93 names. The candidates hailed from both the lower judiciary and the Bar.
Of these, women were 15 while OBC/BC candidates were 11, names from Scheduled Caste communities were 10, minorities 13 and those related to judges were five.
Four of the women candidates belonged to minority communities while one hailed from a Scheduled Caste community.
Chief Justice Gavai, who is retiring on November 23, has continued this tradition of transparency begun by his predecessor Justice Sanjiv Khanna in May 2025.
