“They speak very highly about women, but then why no representation?” | Justice Sadhana Jadhav

In this episode of Conversations with The Leaflet, Ajitesh Singh, Assistant Editor, The Leaflet, is in conversation with Justice Sadhana Jadhav, former Judge of the Bombay High Court, who adjudicated there for a decade. Described by her colleagues as the “Sachin Tendulkar of the Bombay High Court,”  Justice Jadhav brings the lived experience of a decade on the Bench to this conversation.

The discussion critically examines why eight High Courts today have only one woman judge each, and why only one woman currently sits on the Supreme Court despite there being no shortage of women in the legal field. Justice Jadhav speaks candidly about the double standards women judges face, the inherent biases embedded in judicial appointments and why representation on the Bench must come as recognition and not as tokenism.

An essential watch for lawyers, students, scholars, and all those invested in judicial reform, gender equality, and constitutional justice.

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