Question: Recently, the famous lawmaker and Judge Justice Leila Seth passed away. Consider the Following statements related to her.
I.She was the first woman Chief Justice of any High Court.
II.Her autobiography is “ On Balance”
III.She was the first woman judge of the Delhi High Court.
IV.She was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court.
Which of the statements above are correct?
(a) (i) and (iv) only
(b) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(c) (i) and (iii) only
(d) All of the above
Ans (b)
Related facts:
- On May 05, 2017 the famous lawmaker and Judge, justice Leila Seth passed away. She was 86.
- Justice Seth, who became the first woman to top the London Bar Exam in 1958, was also an IAS Officer.
- In 1978, she became the first woman Judge of the Delhi High Court.
- In 1991, she was appointed as the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.
- She was the first woman to become chief justice of a High Court.
- Leila Seth was the mother of famous novelist Vikram Seth.
- She was herself an author and her autobiography ‘On Balance’ was a bestseller.
Reference:
https://barandbench.com/justice-leila-seth-dies/
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/justice-leila-seth-first-woman-judge-of-delhi-high-court-passes-away/articleshow/58549114.cms
http://www.livelaw.in/justice-leila-seth-first-woman-high-court-chief-justice-passes-away/