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{{Short description|Indian judge (born 1941)}} | |||
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{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Ruma Pal | |||
| name | | honorific-suffix = | ||
| honorific-suffix = | | image = Ruma Pal.jpg | ||
| image | | alt = | ||
| alt | | caption = | ||
| caption | | office = Judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/special/when-india-got-her-first-female-supreme-court-judge/20170308.htm|title=SC gets 1st Bengali woman judge- Ruma Pal}}</ref> | ||
| office | | term_start = 28 January 2000 | ||
| term_start | | term_end = 2 June 2006 | ||
| term_end | | nominator = | ||
| nominator | | appointer = [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] | ||
| appointer | | predecessor = | ||
| predecessor = | | successor = | ||
| successor | | office2 = Judge of the [[Calcutta High Court]] | ||
| office2 | | term_start2 = 1990 | ||
| term_start2 | | term_end2 = 2000 | ||
| term_end2 | | nominator2 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--> | ||
| nominator2 | | appointer2 = | ||
| appointer2 | | predecessor2 = | ||
| predecessor2 = | | successor2 = <!--Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number--> | ||
| successor2 | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1941|06|03}} | ||
| birth_date | | birth_place = [[Calcutta]], [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]], British India | ||
| birth_place | | alma_mater = [[St Anne's College, Oxford]] | ||
| alma_mater | | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{Death-date and age|df=yes|Month DD, YYYY|Month DD, YYYY}} (death date then birth date) --> | ||
| death_date | | death_place = | ||
| death_place | | spouse = [[Samaraditya Pal]] | ||
| relations = [[Bhaskar Ghose]] (brother)<br/>[[Arundhati Ghose]] (sister)<br/>[[Sagarika Ghose]] (niece)<br/>[[Sanjay Ghose]] (nephew) | |||
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'''Justice Ruma Pal''' (born 3 June 1941) | '''Justice Ruma Pal''' (born 3 June 1941) is a former judge of the [[Supreme Court of India]]. She retired on 3 June 2006. | ||
== Early life == | == Early life == | ||
She | She studied for her B.C.L degree at [[St Anne's College, Oxford]] and started practice in 1968 in Civil, Revenue, Labour and Constitutional matters in the [[Calcutta High Court]]. Her husband [[Samaraditya Pal]] was one of well known barristers of [[Kolkata]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eminent barrister Samaraditya Pal dies at 84 |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2023/03/09/ces1-wb-barrister-pal-demise.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=The Week |language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
After a long and distinguished career as an advocate, she was appointed Judge in the [[Calcutta High Court]] on 6 August 1990. She was | After a long and distinguished career as an advocate, she was appointed Judge in the [[Calcutta High Court]] on 6 August 1990. She was nominated to [[Supreme Court of India]] on 28 January 2000, the day of the Golden Jubilee of the court. Justice Pal has delivered many critical judgements in famous cases. She has written on a number of human rights issues. She is also a member of the ''International Forum of Women Judges''.{{citation needed|date= December 2022}} | ||
Pal edited many | Pal edited many textbooks for legal studies including famous book on Indian Constitutional Law by Prof. M P Jain, which is considered as an authority.<ref>Professor MP JAIN Indian Constitutional Law ({{ISBN|9788180386213}})</ref> She became the Chancellor of [[Sikkim University]] and one of the trustees of legal diversity [[Nonprofit organization]] [[Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://diversity.chambersandpartners.com/the-idea-behind-idia-creating-champs-from-underprivileged-communities/ |title=The Idea Behind IDIA: Creating CHAMPS from Underprivileged Communities, by Shamnad Basheer|date=13 April 2016|first=Luke|last=Vincett |access-date=4 September 2016 |archive-date=10 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910111450/http://diversity.chambersandpartners.com/the-idea-behind-idia-creating-champs-from-underprivileged-communities/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:46, 23 November 2025
Ruma Pal | |
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| Judge of the Supreme Court of India[1] | |
| In office 28 January 2000 – 2 June 2006 | |
| Appointed by | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Judge of the Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 1990–2000 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 June 1941 Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India |
| Spouse(s) | Samaraditya Pal |
| Relations | Bhaskar Ghose (brother) Arundhati Ghose (sister) Sagarika Ghose (niece) Sanjay Ghose (nephew) |
| Alma mater | St Anne's College, Oxford |
Justice Ruma Pal (born 3 June 1941) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. She retired on 3 June 2006.
Early life[edit | edit source]
She studied for her B.C.L degree at St Anne's College, Oxford and started practice in 1968 in Civil, Revenue, Labour and Constitutional matters in the Calcutta High Court. Her husband Samaraditya Pal was one of well known barristers of Kolkata.[2]
Career[edit | edit source]
After a long and distinguished career as an advocate, she was appointed Judge in the Calcutta High Court on 6 August 1990. She was nominated to Supreme Court of India on 28 January 2000, the day of the Golden Jubilee of the court. Justice Pal has delivered many critical judgements in famous cases. She has written on a number of human rights issues. She is also a member of the International Forum of Women Judges.[citation needed]
Pal edited many textbooks for legal studies including famous book on Indian Constitutional Law by Prof. M P Jain, which is considered as an authority.[3] She became the Chancellor of Sikkim University and one of the trustees of legal diversity Nonprofit organization Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "SC gets 1st Bengali woman judge- Ruma Pal".
- ↑ "Eminent barrister Samaraditya Pal dies at 84". The Week. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ↑ Professor MP JAIN Indian Constitutional Law (ISBN 9788180386213)
- ↑ Vincett, Luke (13 April 2016). "The Idea Behind IDIA: Creating CHAMPS from Underprivileged Communities, by Shamnad Basheer". Archived from the original on 10 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2016.