Bombay Bar Association Amends Bye-Laws To Reserve 25% Seats For Women In It's Standing Committee

The Bombay Bar Association, one of the oldest associations of lawyers in the country amended its bylaws to reserve 25% or five seats in its standing committee for women.

“In a historic move Bombay Bar Association amended its bye-laws to ensure at least 5 seats to female members on the standing committee of 20 members,” Advocate Vishal Kanade, Secretary of the BBA said.

He added that there was only one female member who voted against the amendment.

“This by-law has become effective forthwith and will ensure that in a new committee there will be more female lawyers in the standing committee.”

The amendment was moved by a committee of BBA. Female lawyers Live Law spoke to said this had been a long-standing demand because of the continued low representation of women in the decision-making body.

Kanade said that in the last 4 committees, the representation of female lawyers was zero, one, three and two, respectively.

As of today the AAWI also has reservations for two women in its 10-member strong committee.

The BBA is an association of lawyers practising in the Bombay High Court and has produced some of India's greatest judges, lawyers and jurists.