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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.
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2 days ago · Justice Leila Seth blazed trails throughout her illustrious career, breaking barriers and shattering glass ceilings in the Indian legal landscape. Hailing as the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and subsequently ascending to become the inaugural female Chief Justice of a State High Court, she etched her name in history.
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.
During her stint on the Law Commission of India, Leila Seth, the first woman to be appointed to the Delhi High Court as a judge, led a campaign to grant women inheritance rights to ancestral property. In this passionate talk, she discusses the experiences that motivated her to defend the property rights and financial independence of women in a ...
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Sep 12, 2021 · BOOKMARK. Leila Seth had a penchant for ‘firsts’ and she wore each honour with uncommon ease. Seth was the first woman to top the London Bar exams in the ’50s, the first woman judge in the Delhi High Court, first woman senior counsel to practise in the Supreme Court, and the first woman Chief Justice of a high court (she was Chief Justice ...
Justice Leila Seth, first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court by Ruchita Bait Gavhane. In later years, Seth chaired a number of judicial and humanitarian institutions. Among her...
New Delhi: Justice Leila Seth, the first woman judge on the Delhi high court and a first woman chief justice of a high court, passed away on Saturday at the age of 86.