The Supreme Court described women as the “largest minority” in India whose presence in the Parliament is steadily receding.

“Why not give women representation even without reservation?” Justice B.V. Nagarathna, heading a two-judge Bench and the Supreme Court’s sole woman judge, observed on Monday (November 10, 2025)

The Bench, also comprising Justice R. Mahadevan, was hearing a petition filed by Dr. Jaya Thakur challenging the provisions of the ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ or the Constitution (106th Amendment) Act, granting 33% reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Assemblies.

The law was assented to by President Droupadi Murmu in September 2023, but is yet to be implemented, senior advocate Shobha Gupta and advocate Varun Thakur, submitted in court.

“Why delay the ‘vanda

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