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Judge. Leila Seth (20 October 1930 – 5 May 2017) was an Indian judge who served as the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court, Himachal Pradesh High Court, on 5 August 1991. [1] She was also the first woman to be designated as a senior counsel by the Supreme Court of ...
Advancing justice for all by representing people in need. Advocating for policies that promote social equity and end discrimination. The Justice Leila Seth Fellowship invites lawyers committed to social justice to be part of a community that works to preserve the rights and dignity of all people.
Sep 30, 2023 · On August 5, 1991, Justice Leila Seth became the nation's first woman judge of the Delhi High Court. Born in October 1930 in Lucknow, she made history by becoming the first woman to achieve the top position in the London Bar exam of 1958. Her journey began when she became an advocate in 1959.
Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge of the Delhi high court and mother of noted author Vikram Seth, died of cardiac arrest at her Noida residence on Friday night. She was 86.
Her Legacy. In her long and remarkable career, Justice Leila Seth carved a legacy far greater than the sum of her many parts. She was a visionary not only in her approach to the law but in all aspects of social justice. The first woman to top the Bar exam of England & Wales in 1957, the first woman judge in the Delhi High Court, and the first ...
May 6, 2017 · Justice Leila Seth, mother of noted author Vikram Seth and first woman judge of the Delhi High Court, passed away on Friday night, reports news agency PTI. She was aged 86. Seth breathed her last at her residence in Noida. She was also the first woman to have become the Chief Justice of a state High Court.
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May 6, 2017 · Justice Leila Seth was the first woman to top the London Bar exams in 1958. New Delhi: Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge of the Delhi High Court, died at the age of 86 on Friday...
