Who was the first woman to serve as Chief Justice of a High Court in India?
Justice Leila Seth became Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1991. She was the first woman to head a High Court in India.
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Who was the first woman to serve as Chief Justice of a High Court in India?
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Justice Leila Seth became Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1991. She was the first woman to head a High Court in India.
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Justice Manjula Chellur became Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court in 2012, after the 1991 appointment.
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Justice Leila Seth became Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court in 1991.
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Justice Gita Mittal became Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in 2018.
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Justice Hima Kohli became Chief Justice of the Telangana High Court in 2021.
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