Multiple choice

The first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India is

  1. Leila Seth

  2. M. Fathima Bibi

  3. Anna Chandi

  4. Anna George Malhotra

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Justice M. Fathima Bibi was the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of India, appointed in 1989. She made history by breaking gender barriers in the Indian judiciary. Leila Seth was the first woman Chief Justice of a High Court, and Anna Chandi was the first woman judge of a High Court, but Fathima Bibi was the first to reach the Supreme Court.

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