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Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2026 – Judicial Diversity
February 22 , 2026
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- The Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament P. Wilson introduced a private member’s Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2026, to provide reservation in judicial appointments.
- The Bill seeks to ensure representation for Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC), religious minorities, and women in the Supreme Court and High Courts.
- It proposes that appointments should reflect their population proportion and sets a 90-day time limit for the Central Government to notify collegium recommendations.
- The Bill also proposes regional benches of the Supreme Court at New Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, and Chennai to improve access to justice.
- At present, judges are appointed through the collegium system, which was created by the Supreme Court through the Second Judges Case (1993).
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