Public opinion reveals a significant divide, with many calling for increased women representation and reforms to address systemic biases, while a notable faction resists affirmative action in favor of strict meritocracy. Concerns about corruption and the judiciary's effectiveness are also prevalent, casting doubt on the current representation and its impact on justice.

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You are right but the reason behind that is the government doesn't want to invest in judicial infrastructure and development. Mostly in lover court this type of job is a contractual basis and that contractual basis employees hire one or two outsiders to work with him because of work load and they earn money/salary from corruption.

advpksvns

The moment you expose the Indian justice delivery system and its rotten state of affairs... the usual blame throwers spring into action. The law ministry, the courts, the judges, etc start throwing blame at each other. No attempt to solve a problem.
This has been going on for decades. And the backlog has reached 55 million cases.

Still the entire system, instead of taking responsibility and show initiative has only one habit. Throw blame.

Debunk2025

Spending enough tax payer money on judges

If they still feel unsafe they should politely resign

fractured-butt-hole

The reality is if you are a honest judge you are not safe

i_am_really_b0red

The comments are exactly why they're not safe.

Eastern_NonBinaryFem

Wasn't a female judge responsible for suicide of atul subhash . Judges are not saints in india they are goons . I have no sympathy whatsoever for these leeches.

HistoricalArt787

Hmmmm pura angle hi female victim card par daal diya. Bc kuch nahi ho skta tum jaiso ka jinki har baat par g@nd fat ja rahi. Aur ye prajati ka to waise hi kuchh hone se raha

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Let's first reform the most corrupt institution of our nation, that is  judiciary

Deathstroke-xx

I don't understand. Reeta asked atul to commit suicide and the whole judiciary protected her. How is she safe for a wrong thing and this one isn't?

thedarkracer

It's not women's issue .the accused threaten the judge, it could have been a male judge too.

There should be a standard protocol to deal with that..not sure where the women angle came here?

PurpleLove342

Since you're wasting time not on real subjects, you're herewith blocked

Sensitive_Skirt_1076

Wtf is wrong with people? Why are they making this a gender thing? Male judges are threatened everyday but the media won't cover it because he's a male judge. Atleast once a month I see senior advocates threatening magistrates and worst part, this happens in open court! Stop making this a gender thing!

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Isn't the judiciary supposed to be the third, not the fourth, pillar of democracy.

The press is the fourth pillar, I think.

Peacetime-Liberal

Every pillar we have is useless now. They're all just filling their pockets and will probably leave if things get too tough. Remember the judge who had money fall from the ceiling- he got to go to allahabad hc. Yay for him. More tasty bribess

ForkLifeTwice

All animals are equal. Some are more equal than others.

You can blame the constitution and its makers then for not adding the checks and balances.

Or is it only allowed to praise the constitution makers?

SrN_007

Judiciary to be precise, it's third. Legislature and executive being other two. Fourth is Media.

Substantial_Tank_818

Three pillars are Legislature, executive and Judiciary. There is no forth pillar. Others simply claim to be a forth pillar. If you are talking about Press/media, it is now under the control of the second pillar.

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laudalassann

All the pillars make the avg joe a clown.. vote better

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Not more. But I do know a lot of women who do judge you for showing more skin than what they thought was acceptable or for wearing clothes that they consider not "our" culture. 

1. I think there's an unconscious need for some people to take control of others especially those they perceive to be under them. 
2. A few women I know come up with arbitrary rules like " if u dress modestly ( according to them) you might be spared the indignation of a wandering eye" but in reality that's not the case. And when u come up with rules like that you feel like u need to tell others about it. 
3. "If I have to uphold certain standards then so does she " mindset.

DarkSansa1124

No? I don't atleast ofc some older women have different views. But i do look at women more. Not my business what anyone wears but god do some women look absolutely gorgeous just casually walking down the side of the road. And I give compliments in my head. Never to their face tho i'm too shy-

wegooverthehorizon

It’s more vocal from men, and more subtle from women in my experience, but I’ve experienced it from both ways.

I think men and women both judge women on the length of the clothes (good girl v slut) but women judge other women more on the basis of their fashion sense. I hope that makes sense.

I have seen so many women judging the clothing choice of women rather than men. Maybe it’s “I couldn’t do it, how can someone’s else?” Or “I am better than these women “. 
I feel men also judge women based on their clothing choices but may be less vocal about it

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Moon_Light_Dreams

I have had one aunty yell at an ex, in public! and a lot more speak to other partners whenever they have worn anything. Indian women, like women elsewhere are humans. You'll get shitty, bigoted, small-minded women everywhere including India

dunno no one around me at least. unless it's to praise someone's outfit and then gather enough courage to ask them where they got it from or just compliment them

onetwo3d

I check out women not judge them. They just look pretty and every one has their own beauty point. 
Plus the crowd you are talking about are the ladies who promote patriarchy and are the biggest victim of it as well. They are the ones who will judge you the most.

23sheesh

Mindless-Emu7221

Actually yes.   
I once had an argument with a female friend related to this.  
I and my other friends (Guys) are against the idea of women on periods not allowed into temples.  
The friend stood her ground defending that energies are different, electromagnetism between blood and the waves, how the domes are shaped upward suggesting bodies energy is concentrated below during menstruation and what not.  
About clothing to be precise, I've seen my cousins criticized more by aunts than by male cousins or friends...  
Those who ogle, ogle anyone, whether its a woman in a hijab or a woman wearing sari or a woman in a plain kurti with jeans. In my understanding, policing what other woman wear, such nature for most women, comes from the defensive nature and genuine fear from creeps for the girls in the family.  
As far as I can say, its more internalized patriarchy, fear of actual bad elements in society, and insecurity about looks that may bring out this problem, I don't think there is inherently society trying to pit women against each other, ideological differences tend to create divide on their own as well.

ukwim_Prathit_

No I think it's just a feeling of competition. In college there were a couple of girls in my class who had amazing dress sense. They knew how to dress well while also shopping on a budget. So sometimes i felt like their beauty made me invisible. After I joined the workforce, it became more of a power-dressing and dressing for success thing. 

Men don't notice the details of clothes the way women do.

Batwoman_2017

I think both genders do but they do it differently.

Glittering-Fan-6642

Tbh,I haven't seen anybody judging- judging kinda way and criticising somebody blatantly kinda way in my setting atleast,yes I have seen old women like my mother generation day something like "what kinda color is she wearing or pallu nahi rkha sasural Mai hai" like in family functions(that also like in village setting not normally) so yaa,I don't think it happens atleast where I work and associate with.

But I do remember one incident where once I was travelling and one person wore those beige skintone color leggings with top kinda way,and I did judged that woman(i still won't recommend anybody wearing this) but yaa it's more of an internal scream of WHHHYYYYY? Then judging🤣
 I think in our generation we are more friendly(it also depends on your surroundings) but I have changed so many of taste after working in my place,and most of them gets recommended by my colleagues,I can't tell you how much one person tried to help me to wear a saree(which I failed miserably) but I love how she rocks it in our office and how helpful she was for me to try it,so yaa,I don't think it's that toxic rn.

Glass_Adhesiveness_6

I’ve noticed a lot of women judge when you repeat clothes.

BrobdingnagianBudgie

I never had any woman judge me for my dressing sense except for my mom. She has the problem with me wearing basic strappy sleeves, short dresses are like dur ki baath.

MysteryGirl3355

My female friends told me that they look at other women to appreciate them about their looks or in the second case if they are irritated by them.

Fabulous-Category155

If the way you dress doesn't match your surrounding or the situation. Eg: wearing casuals in formal office events.

Bitter_Session381

I might go "interesting" in my head if I see an outfit that feels too much or whatever but it's none of my business so

shotoftears

Yes women do judge other women more critically esp in the coffee and kitty and social events definitely 

Hear the catty remarks in the party after the party 😹

Prestigious-Play-841

I don't understand why husband has to suffer. If supporting woman is so important then court can ask her bf to maintain her since he's so much interested in her. These lover boys always manage to avoid any accountability 

Affectionate_Buy5227

USA is still going in the right direction, although a bit slowly. They are now mandating DNA testing for child support cases.

They are downvoting you because you showed them their the mirror in which they can see their character certificate and no matter how much of s\*um of humankind they are, they don't want to their precious fake image persona get tarnished and don't want their true character to be known to the world.

[https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXIndia/s/hv8CI89jer](https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXIndia/s/hv8CI89jer)

Just see the comment about how they support any woman cheating on her husband

[https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXIndia/comments/1lf7vbr/comment/mym4xy1/?utm\_source=share&amp;utm\_medium=web3x&amp;utm\_name=web3xcss&amp;utm\_term=1&amp;utm\_content=share\_button](https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXIndia/comments/1lf7vbr/comment/mym4xy1/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button)

Just see their mentality.

tbhatta123

In India, the law itself operates on the assumption that a woman is inherently dependent, lacks full agency, cannot be held to the same standard as a man, and is always in need of protection.

RightsForHim

In fact, recently one judge was told about the laws in some western countries regarding this issue. His reply, "Why should we follow them? Why don't they follow us?"

It comes from having shame around being a cuckold and then projecting that shame on other men and forcing them to be cuckold.

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