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Detailed explanation-1: -She was appointed Government pleader in the Kerala High Court in 1979. She was a judge and then Chief Justice in the High Court from 25 February 1991 to 3 July 2001. She was the Chief Justice from 2000 to 2001. She was the first woman to join the High Court from the bar and to become a Chief Justice.

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anna Chandy made history on February 9, 1959, when she became the first Indian woman to serve as a judge at a high court. Sworn in as a judge of the High Court of Kerala, Chandy held office for over eight years till April 5, 1967.

Detailed explanation-4: -Justice Fathima M. Beevi was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India. She was appointed to the apex Court in 1989.