Who was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India?

Justice M. Fathima Beevi became the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India on 6 October 1989. Sujata Manohar and Ruma Pal were appointed later, and Leila Seth was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court (Himachal Pradesh) but never sat on the Supreme Court.

Current law: The identity of the first woman Supreme Court judge remains a historical fact.