Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Supreme Court, on Tuesday, granted two weeks’ time to the state government to submit data on the appointment of OBC, SC/ST and women advocates in the office of the Advocate General (AG).

The OBC Advocates Welfare Association had filed an SLP in the Supreme Court in 2022. Justice M Sudesh and Justice Satish Sharma heard the petition.

Senior advocate Rameshwar Singh Thakur told the SC that in Madhya Pradesh, OBC, SC, and ST communities constitute about 88% of the population, and 49.8% of them are women.

Yet, advocates from these categories are not being given proper representation in the Advocate General’s office, resulting in negligible representation as judges in the High Court and the Supreme Court. Read Also Dutch National Caught With Banned GPS Device At

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