| Name(s) |
Justice LEILA SETH |
| Date of
Birth |
October 20, 1930 |
|
Date of Death |
May 05, 2017 |
|
Identity |
First woman to become Chief
Justice of a state High Court. |
|
Date-wise Events / Works |
- 1958: She was the first woman to top
the London Bar exams.
- 1978:
She was appointed as
the first woman judge on the
Delhi High Court.
- 1991:
She was appointed as the
first woman Chief Justice of Himachal
Pradesh.
- August 05, 1991 - On this day, she
became the first lady to become the Chief Justice of
an Indian High Court, when she became the Chief
Justice of the High Court of Himachal Pradesh.
- 2003: Her autobiography was published
by Penguin India.
- 2010 - She wrote We, The
Children of India, which explains the words of the
Indian preamble to younger readers.
- 2014 - Next she wrote Talking
of Justice: People's Rights in Modern India, in
which she discusses several critical issues she has dealt
with in her expansive legal career.
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Other Events &
Developments |
- She was the first woman judge on
the Delhi High Court and the first
woman to become Chief Justice of a
state High Court.
- She handled a large number of
Tax matters, Civil, Company and
Criminal cases as also Matrimonial
suits and writ petitions.
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