New Delhi, Sep 4 (TIWN) The Chief Justice of India, N.V. Ramana, said on Saturday that the legal profession is yet to welcome women into its fold, and emphasised that very few women find representation at the top and even if they do, they still continue to face an uphill task.

Chief Justice of India NV Ramana was felicitated by the Bar Council of India (BCI) on Saturday at an event held in the presence of Supreme Court judges, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, parliamentarians and other top law officers.  During his address, CJI Ramana flagged various issues of concern plaguing the judiciary and the bar. One of the prominent observations made by the CJI was on the poor representation of women in the judiciary even after 75 years of India's independence.