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Q: Name the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court in India.
  • A. Meera Kumari
  • B. Leila Seth
  • C. Anju George
  • D. Purvi Joshi
Correct Answer: Option B - Leila Seth (20 October 1930-5 May 2017) was an Indian judge served as the first woman judge of the Delhi High Court in 1978 and became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a High Court on 5 August 1991. She is the mother of novelist Vikram Seth
B. Leila Seth (20 October 1930-5 May 2017) was an Indian judge served as the first woman judge of the Delhi High Court in 1978 and became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a High Court on 5 August 1991. She is the mother of novelist Vikram Seth

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Leila Seth (20 October 1930-5 May 2017) was an Indian judge served as the first woman judge of the Delhi High Court in 1978 and became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a High Court on 5 August 1991. She is the mother of novelist Vikram Seth