Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph, who set aside President's rule in
the hill state in 2016, and senior lawyer Indu Malhotra have been
recommended for appointment as Supreme Court judges.
Once the government clears the recommendation. Indu Malhotra would be
the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed to the top court. She
has specialised in arbitration
In 2007, she was only the second woman lawyer to be appointed as senior advocate by the Supreme Court, three decades after the first, Justice Leila Seth, was designated.
Of the top court's 25 judges, only one is a woman, Justice R Banumathi. She was elevated to the top court in August 2014. Justice Banumathi was the sixth woman to become a Supreme Court judge. Justice Fathima Beevi was the first in 1989.
In 2007, she was only the second woman lawyer to be appointed as senior advocate by the Supreme Court, three decades after the first, Justice Leila Seth, was designated.
Of the top court's 25 judges, only one is a woman, Justice R Banumathi. She was elevated to the top court in August 2014. Justice Banumathi was the sixth woman to become a Supreme Court judge. Justice Fathima Beevi was the first in 1989.
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