TEHRAN A group of deputies at Iran's Parliament will field for the first time several women lawyers for seats at the oversight Guardian Council, its head and MP from Tehran Fatemeh Rake'i said here Monday.

She said the Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi has welcomed the proposal and the names of at least four women will be submitted to the body in the upcoming days.

"Members of the women faction of the Majlis, during their meetings with the Judiciary chief, highlighted the need for the membership of women lawyers in the Guardian Council which was welcomed by Ayatollah Shahroudi," Rake'i said.

Rake'i hoped that at least two women to be appointed to the post, saying Iranian women are currently not provided with necessary juridical protection at the courts and that they are faced with many legal impediments.

The names of the likely candidates for the top posts have been elected from among "expert, competent and committed" women lawyers who were well aware of "social and legal issues" of the women, she added.

The group of women deputies of the Parliament, she said, have also asked women to be appointed to the heads of the courts and judicial headquarters.