The Lok Sabha Secretariat has requested the Ministry of Law and Justice and Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary to examine a petition by the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisation, seeking adequate representation to SC/STs and women in appointment of law officers to the Madras High Court (Madurai Bench) and other courts.
The confederation’s State president Karuppaiah had written to the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the Welfare of SC/STs, highlighting inadequate representation to SC/STs and women in appointment of law officers.