NEW DELHI — Hailing the achievement as a monumental victory for representation, the Indian judiciary announced Tuesday that an unprecedented four women are set to serve simultaneously as Chief Justices across the nation's 25 High Courts.
The temporary statistical anomaly follows a concerted push by judicial leadership to address a systemic imbalance. Following an urgent directive to expedite appointments with a special focus on women, the collegium successfully elevated enough female candidates to ensure that the number of High Courts run by men will plummet to just 21.
"This historic first proves our unwavering commitment to gender parity," a senior official said, pointing to an updated roster showing that out of 814 working High Court judges nationwide, exactly 116 are women. "By placing four of those 116 women at the absolute top, we've successfully created a vanguard of visibility that distracts beautifully from our 308 completely empty seats."
The official confirmed that the collegium will continue to rigorously monitor the groundbreaking diversity initiative, at least until the next scheduled retirement momentarily drops the historic milestone back down to three.