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Indu Malhotra: First woman lawyer to directly become SC judge
11 Jan 2018
Senior advocate Indu Malhotra has made history.
With the Supreme Court collegium recommending her name on Thursday, she will soon become India's first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as the apex court's judge.
Uttarakhand high court chief justice KM Joseph, who quashed the president's rule in the state in 2016, has also been elevated to the top court.
Read on for more.
Why is Indu Malhotra's appointment important?
Significance
It's a first for an Indian woman lawyer to become an SC judge without serving in high court.
Currently, justice R Banumathi is the apex court's only woman judge.
The SC has had only six women judges before Malhotra. The first was justice M Fathima Beevi, appointed in 1989, eventually followed by Justices Sujata Manohar, Ruma Pal, Gyan Sudha Misra and Ranjana Prakash Desai.
Transfers of high court chief justices also announced
Other transfers
Several other transfers of high court chief justices were also announced to Thursday.
1. J Bhattacharaya
Previously: Calcutta HC
Now: Delhi HC
2. Ajay Rastogi
Previously: Rajasthan
Now: Tripur HC
3. Abhilasha Kumari
Previously: Gujarat HC
Now: Manipur HC
4. TB Radhakrishnan
Previously: Chattishgarh HC
Now: Andhra Pradesh HC
Meanwhile, Kerala HC judge A. Dominic has been made the state court's chief justice.
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