Sanya Talwar revisits SC Judge Indu Malhotraâs glorious career
Justice Indu Malhotraâs glorious tenure at the Supreme Court of India comes to an end on March 13, 2021. She became the first woman to be directly appointed to the Supreme Court from the Bar, on April 27, 2018. She is the seventh woman (after Justice Fathima Beevi, Justice Ruma Pal, Justice Sujatha Manohar, Justice Gyan Sudha Misra, Justice Ranjana Desai, Justice R Banumathi)
to be a judge of the Supreme Court, and the second woman to be designated as a senior advocate at the Supreme Court after three decades.
With her retirement today, following Justice R Banumathiâs on July 19, 2020, the Supreme Court will have only one woman judge, Justice Indira Banerjee. While delivering the farewell speech on Friday, organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, the president of the SCBA, Senior Advocate Vikas Singh said, âI will beseech the government to elevate another lady to the Bench to fill the void th
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March 13, 2021 10:30 IST
Justice Malhotra, in an emotional address, said she was “leaving the court with a great sense of fulfilment”.
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Justice Indu Malhotra, the first woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court Bench directly from the Bar. File
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Justice Malhotra, in an emotional address, said she was “leaving the court with a great sense of fulfilment”.
Justice Indu Malhotra, the first woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court Bench directly from the Bar, completed her last working day, virtually hearing cases alongside Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde on Friday.
âI Do Not Believe In Token Symbolism And Meritless Appointments,â Says Justice Indu Malhotra In Her Farewell Speech
by Swarajya Staff - Mar 13, 2021 08:05 AM
Justice Indu Malhotra
Addressing a gathering at the farewell organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association on Friday (12 March), outgoing Supreme Court judge, Justice Indu Malhotra, recalled her elevation to the top court in 2018.
Justice Malhotra who is the seventh woman judge of the apex court since independence was the first woman lawyer to be elevated directly as a judge of the Supreme Court.
While recalling that she could not take up an earlier offer to work as a judge of the Gujarat High Court as she had to look after her elderly parents, she opined that the biggest challenge women face is maintaining the work-life balance, reports
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Showering all praises on Justice Malhotra, the CJI said that he does not wish to say anything about her judicial acumen as her judgements are filled with knowledge.