New Delhi, May 20 -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Central government and all States on a PIL seeking a minimum 30 per cent reservation for women lawyers in government legal panels.

A bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi, asking parties in the case to submit some comprehensive material, sought a response from the government.

The petition was filed by the Ladli Foundation Trust seeking reservations for women in the government legal panel.

Senior advocate Vikas Singh, appearing for the petitioner, referred to a recent survey conducted by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) highlighting the challenges faced by women advocates.

He argued that merely including ...