Hon'ble Justice Leila Seth | |
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.jpg) Seth in 2011 | |
| 8th Chief Justice, Himachal Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 5 August 1991 – 20 October 1992 | |
| Preceded by | P. C. B. Menon |
| Succeeded by | Shashi Kant Seth |
| Judge, Delhi High Court | |
| In office 25 July 1978 – 4 August 1991 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1930 Lucknow, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 5 May 2017 (aged 86) Noida, India |
| Spouse | Prem Nath Seth |
| Children | 3; including Vikram Seth |
| Occupation | Judge |
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.[1] She was also the first woman to be designated as a senior counsel by the Supreme Court of India.[2] She sat on a number of enquiry commissions, including one into the death of 'Biscuit Baron' Rajan Pillai, and was also a part of the three-member bench of the Justice Verma Committee that was established to overhaul India's rape laws in the aftermath of the infamous 2012 Delhi gang-rape case. She was a member of the 15th Law Commission of India from 1997 to 2000, and was responsible for the amendments to the Hindu Succession Act that gave equal rights to daughters in joint family property.[3]
- ^ "5th August 1991: Justice Leila Seth Becomes the First Indian Woman Chief Justice of a state High Court".
- ^ Guruswamy, Menaka (12 March 2021). "Justice Indu Malhotra: The Breaker Of Glass Ceilings". www.livelaw.in.
- ^ Perappadan, Bindu Shajan (6 May 2017). "Leila Seth, Delhi High Court's first woman judge, passes away". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 November 2017.