Out of 687 staff members, only 45 women are employed in the Supreme Court

New details reveal that among the total staff members of 687 in the Supreme Court, only 45 are women.

The information came to light as a judicial order directed Supreme Court Registrar Jazeela Aslam to give details on staff following a petition filed in 2019, appealing the Right of Access to Information Act 2017 and Article 19-A of the Constitution.

The apex court reportedly has 894 sanctioned positions at the moment but 207 of them are vacant and 687 employees were working as of September 25.

146 are employed on a daily wage basis.

84 new positions have been created since January 2017.

The details also reveal that out of all the 45 women working in the apex court, 33 hold regular positions while 12 are contingent employees.

Additionally, only two people with disabilities and two transgenders are employed.