Indu Malhotra: First woman lawyer to directly become SC judge
Senior advocate Indu Malhotra has made history. With the Supreme Court collegium recommending her name on Thursday, she will soon become India's first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as the apex court's judge. Uttarakhand high court chief justice KM Joseph, who quashed the president's rule in the state in 2016, has also been elevated to the top court. Read on for more.
Why is Indu Malhotra's appointment important?
It's a first for an Indian woman lawyer to become an SC judge without serving in high court. Currently, justice R Banumathi is the apex court's only woman judge. The SC has had only six women judges before Malhotra. The first was justice M Fathima Beevi, appointed in 1989, eventually followed by Justices Sujata Manohar, Ruma Pal, Gyan Sudha Misra and Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Transfers of high court chief justices also announced
Several other transfers of high court chief justices were also announced to Thursday. 1. J Bhattacharaya Previously: Calcutta HC Now: Delhi HC 2. Ajay Rastogi Previously: Rajasthan Now: Tripur HC 3. Abhilasha Kumari Previously: Gujarat HC Now: Manipur HC 4. TB Radhakrishnan Previously: Chattishgarh HC Now: Andhra Pradesh HC Meanwhile, Kerala HC judge A. Dominic has been made the state court's chief justice.
