First Indian Chief Justce Of Mumbai High Court

Justice Sujata Manohar (born August 28, 1934) is an Indian judge and a member of the National Human Rights Commission of India.Ms. Manohar was born into a family with a strong legal background - her father would later become the first Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat. She graduated from Elphinstone College, Bombay, and then went to Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford where she read Philosophy, Politics and Economics.

After Oxford, she was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn having simultaneously passed all papers in Parts 1 & 2 of the Bar Exam. She returned to India where she began practice in 1958 on the original side of the High Court of Bombay. She dealt primarily with commercial matters, but also took many family law cases under legal aid schemes. This was before India had a formal state legal aid programme, so she voluntarily associated herself with over 30 non-governmental organisations.

After around 20 years of practice, which included a substantial amount of public interest and pro-bono work, she was appointed a judge of the High Court of Bombay in 1978, the first woman judge of that court. In 1994, she was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Bombay, again, the first woman to hold that post. In 1994, after 16 years as a High Court judge, she was appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, the highest Indian court, from which post she retired in 1999.

As a judge, she took a strongly independent stance, defending the rule of law against political and public pressures. In one case, she was called upon to decide on the constitutionality of one aspect of India's affirmative action programme. The government of the day proposed to require Universities to implement a system of quotas for admission to research degrees. This meant that available places would be parcelled out to students based on their caste and religion, not just on their merit. Justice Manohar ruled this unconstitutional, despite a strong backlash from certain interest groups, who, in a show of public umbrage, burnt her in effigy.

After her retirement, she was appointed to the National Human Rights Commission, a post she continues to hold, and is a patron of the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal.

Comments

First Indian Woman To Swim Across Strait Of Gibraltar

Aarti Pardhan had Inclination towards swimming right since her childhood. Later this interest later turned into a deep passion. Being World record holder, she is eminent sports personnel in Indian swimming. Along with a glorious sports carrier, she is also highly experienced & successful swimming coach. Her Achievements: ARJUNA AWARD 1988 SHIV CHATTRAPATI AWARD – 1988 MAHARASHTRA GAURAV PURASKAR-1990 RAJIV GANDHI PURASKAR-2000 GRAMMY THOMPSON TROPHY awarded by Channel Swimming Association for being the youngest swimmer in the world ...

First Woman President Of Students Union in India

Anju Sachdeva (1989-1990) elected as First Woman President Of Students for unknown student Organisation. The first woman to be elected as the DUSU president was the dynamic Anju Sachdeva who contesting as an independent in 1989 trounced the ABVP, which had refused to give her the ticket. She was genuinely popular but has chosen to keep away from politics for the time being. Many other women presidents later followed such as Monika Kakkar, Shalu Malik, Alka Lamba, Ragini Chopra etc. All are active in their respective parties. The Delhi University Students Union , generally abbreviated DUSU , is the umbrella student organisation at the University of Delhi. DUSU elections are considered most high profile student union elections in country as it provides opportunity to enter directly into national politics . The University of Delhi has a long history of student political activity. DUSU is the representative body of students from most Colleges and Faculties. EachCollege also...

First Indian Deputy Governor Of Reserve Bank Of India

K J Udeshi has been appointed the deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).She is the first woman deputy governor of the RBI. The appointment is till 12 October 2005 when she completes 62 years of age. Joining RBI in 1965, Ms Udeshi rose from the ranks and was appointed as executive director in 2001. She has had a long stint in exchange control and the central bank’s internal administration and human resources departments. Ms Udeshi has been an RBI nominee on the board of State Bank of India (SBI), has been a member of the governing board of the National Institute of Bank Management, the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection, a member on the Governing Council of Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology and a member on the Apex Committee on Market Awareness, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi). She has also been a co-c...

Mee Telugu Ammayi

Search This Blog