Who was the first woman chief justice of Madras High Court?
Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar
Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar (Hindi: कान्ता भटनागर c. 1930 – 13 August 2011) was a judge and human rights activist in India. Bhatnagar was the first woman to become a Chief Justice of the Madras High Court and was the first chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission.
What is CJI salary?
Rs 2.80 lakh per month
At present, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is paid Rs 2.80 lakh per month. Apart from the Chief Justice, the salary of other judges of the Supreme Court is Rs 2.50 lakh per month.
Who is the first woman Chief Justice of India?
List of Judges in chronology
| S. No. | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fathima Beevi | First female judge of the Supreme Court of India |
| 2 | Sujata Manohar | |
| 3 | Ruma Pal | Longest-serving female judge of the Supreme Court of India |
| 4 | Gyan Sudha Misra |
Who was the first woman judge of India?
Who was the first female judge of Supreme Court?
Justice Fathima Beevi
From 1950, when the Supreme Court was established, it took 39 years for Justice Fathima Beevi to be appointed the country’s first female Supreme Court judge in 1989.
Who is the Chief Justice of Chennai High Court?
The current Chief Justice of the Chennai High Court is Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani. The court currently has 57 judges, including the Chief Justice, who exercise civil, criminal, writ, testamentary and admiralty jurisdiction.
Who is the Chief Justice of Madras High Court?
Appointed as Chief Justice of the Madras High Court vide Notification No. K. 13026/04/2020-US.I Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice (Department of Justice) and assumed the office of Chief Justice of Madras High Court on January 4, 2021.
Which is the second oldest High Court in India?
Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of respective state. The Madras High Court is the second oldest High Court of India after the Calcutta High Court in Kolkata. It is located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Is the Madras High Court still binding on India?
The Chennai High Court’s history means that the decisions of the British Judicial Committee of the Privy Council are still binding on it, provided that the ratio of a case has not been over-ruled by the Supreme Court of India .