Women Jurists Profiles

1. Justice B.V. Nagarathna

2. Justice Fathima Beevi
3. Justice Indu Malhotra
4. Justice Gyan Sudha Misra
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1. Justice B.V. Nagarathna

 Born- 30 October 1962

 is a sitting Judge of Supreme Court of India.
 She served as a judge of the Karnataka High Court from 2008 to 2021
 daughter of former Chief Justice of India, E. S. Venkataramiah. Nagarathna's
father, E.S. Venkataramiah, was the 19th Chief Justice of India. He was
appointed on 19 June 1989 and served until his retirement on 17 December
1989.[
 Nagarathna’s elevation, in particular, is being seen as the proverbial breaking
of the glass ceiling, since she is
 likely to be the first woman Chief Justice of India in 2027, albeit for a short
tenure of 40 days.
 She had also made history in 2008 when she became the first woman lawyer
from the Bar to join the Karnataka High Court.
 Among the landmark judgments delivered by her is the one stressing the need to
regulate electronic media. In the 2012 judgment, she wrote, “While truthful
dissemination of information is an essential requirement of any broadcasting
channel, sensationalism in the form of ‘Breaking News’, ‘Flash News’ or in any other
form must be curbed.” She urged the Centre to set up an autonomous and statutory
mechanism to regulate broadcast media.
 In a 2019 judgment, Nagarathna ruled that a temple is not a commercial
establishment and its employees are not entitled to gratuity under Payments of
Gratuity Act, but can avail similar benefits under the Karnataka Hindu Religious
Institutions and Charitable Endowment Act.
Here are the profiles of famous Women Jurists of India.

1. Justice Fathima Beevi

 Born on 30 April 1927, in Pathanamthitta town (Kerala).

 Enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Kerala on

14 Nov, 1950.
 Appointed as Munsiff in the Kerala Sub-ordinate Judicial
Services in 1958 and promoted as a Subordinate Judge in
1968.
 Promoted to the position of District and Sessions Judge in
1974.
 Elevated to the High Court as a Judge on 4 Aug, 1983 and
became permanent Judge of the High Court on 14 March,
1984.
 Retired as the judge of High Court on 29 April, 1989.
2. Justice B. V. Nagarathna

 Born on October 30, 1962.

 Enrolled with the Bar Council of Karnataka in 1987.
 Practiced constitutional and commercial law in Bangalore
 Appointed as an additional judge in 2008.
 Elevated to the position of a permanent judge of the Karnataka
High Court two years later, on 17 Feb, 2010.
 Daughter of 19th Chief Justice of India, E. S. Venkataramiah.
 Gained public attention in 2009 after being forcibly detained
within the Karnataka High Court premises by a group of
protesting lawyers.
3. Justice Indu Malhotra

 Born on March 14, 1956 in Bengaluru.

 Enrolled as an advocate on January 12, 1983 with Bar Council
of Delhi.
 Qualified the Advocate-on-Record Examination in 1988.
 Specialized in the law of Arbitration and appeared as Counsel
in various domestic and international commercial arbitrations
both in India, and abroad.
 Served as the Standing Counsel for the State of Haryana in the
Supreme Court from 1991 to 1996.
 The first woman advocate to be elevated as a judge of the
Supreme Court of India directly from the bar.
4. Justice Hima Kohli

 Born on 2 Sept, 1959 in New Delhi.

 Enrolled with the Bar Council of Delhi in 1984 and started
practicing at the Courts in Delhi.
 Appointed as Standing Counsel for the New Delhi Municipal
Council at the Delhi High Court in 1999.
 Appointed as Additional Standing Counsel Civil for the
Government of NCT Delhi in 2004.
 Appointed as an additional judge in the Delhi High Court in
2006 and made permanent judge on 29 Aug, 2007.
 First woman Chief Justice of Telangana High Court.