CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -In April 2018, Justice Indu Malhotra became the first woman to be directly appointed to the Supreme Court from the Bar. She is the seventh woman to be a judge of the Supreme Court, and the second woman to be designated as a Supreme Court Senior Advocate.

Detailed explanation-2: -Justice Fathima M. Beevi was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India. She was appointed to the apex Court in 1989.

Detailed explanation-3: -Cornelia Sorabji: India’s First Woman Lawyer.

Detailed explanation-4: -It was in 2013 when the top court had an all-woman bench when Justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Ranjana Prakash Desai sat together. At present, the apex court has only three women judges: Justices Kohli, B V Nagarathna, and Trivedi. Justice B V Nagarthana will become Chief Justice of India in 2027 for 36 days.

Detailed explanation-5: -DESK BRIEF: Justice Leila Seth was the first woman to be Chief Justice of a High Court.