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Women Chief Justice in Major Indian Court Rooms

With the appointment of Justice Indira Banerjee as the chief justice of Madras High Court, four major high courts got women chief justices for the first time in the history of Indian judiciary. - See more at: http://theopusway.com/women-chief-justice-in-major-indian-court-rooms/#sthash.cz1cw6nJ.dpuf

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Women Chief Justice in Major Indian Court Rooms

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  1. Women Chief Justice leads the Major Court rooms in India

  2. With Justice Indira Banerjee as the chief justice of Madras High Court, four major high courts got women chief justices for the first time in the history of Indian judiciary. Bombay and courts are already being led by women chief justices. the appointment of Delhi, high Calcutta

  3. Justice Rohini is the chief  justice of Delhi High Court. Justice Manjula Chellur is  the chief justice of Bombay High Court. Justice Nishita Nirmal  Mhatre is the Acting Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court

  4. However, gross under- representation of women continues in the Supreme Court. Justice R Banumati is the only woman judge in the Supreme Court, against the working strength of 28 and sanctioned strength of 31.

  5. In the first 39 years of the Supreme Court, no woman was appointed to it. In 1989, Justice Fathima Beevi was appointed as the first woman judge of the Supreme Court. Justice Sujatha Manohar, Justice Justice Gyan Justice Ranjan Desai are the other women judges appointed to the apex court. Rupa Pal, Sudha Misra,

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