Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India?
Justice Leila Seth (1930–2017) was the first woman Judge of the Delhi High Court (1978) and became the first woman Chief Justice of a State High Court in India on 5 August…
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Who was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India?
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Justice Leila Seth (1930–2017) was the first woman Judge of the Delhi High Court (1978) and became the first woman Chief Justice of a State High Court in India on 5 August 1991 when she was appointed Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. Justice M. Fathima Beevi was the first woman Judge of the Supreme Court of India (1989), and Justice Anna Chandy was the first woman High Court Judge in India (Kerala High Court, 1959).
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Option A
Incorrect. Leila Mukherji was not the first woman Chief Justice of an Indian High Court.
Option B
Correct. Justice Leila Seth became the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court in India when she was appointed Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court on 5 August 1991.
Option C
Incorrect. Justice M. Fathima Beevi became the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India in October 1989.
Option D
Incorrect. Justice Ruma Pal served as a Judge of the Calcutta High Court and later of the Supreme Court of India (2000–2006), not as the first woman High Court Chief Justice.
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