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Which of these jurists served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India and later as Governor of Tamil…

The Supreme Court's former-justices list records Justice M. Fathima Beevi as a former judge. The President's Padma award citation records her later service as Governor of…

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Which of these jurists served as a judge of the Supreme Court of India and later as Governor of Tamil Nadu?

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The Supreme Court's former-justices list records Justice M. Fathima Beevi as a former judge. The President's Padma award citation records her later service as Governor of Tamil Nadu.

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Ruma Pal served on the Supreme Court. The Tamil Nadu governorship described here belongs to Fathima Beevi.

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Fathima Beevi served on the Supreme Court and later as Governor of Tamil Nadu.

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Leila Seth was Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is not listed among the Supreme Court's former judges.

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Anna Chandy served as a judge of the Kerala High Court. She is not listed among the Supreme Court's former judges.

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