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'''Leila Seth''' (October 20, 1930 – May 5, 2016) was an Indian judge. She was the first woman judge on the [[Delhi High Court]] and she became the first woman to become [[Chief Justice]] of a state High Court on August 5, 1991.<ref name="MAPS">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/5th-august-1991-justice-leila-seth-becomes-the-first-indian-woman-chief-justice-of-a-state-high-court|title=5th August 1991: Justice Leila Seth Becomes the First Indian Woman Chief Justice of a state High Court|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> She retired from the court on October 20, 1992. Seth was born in [[Lucknow]], [[British India]]. | '''Leila Seth''' (October 20, 1930 – May 5, 2016) was an Indian judge. She was the first woman judge on the [[Delhi High Court]] and she became the first woman to become [[Chief Justice]] of a state High Court on August 5, 1991.<ref name="MAPS">{{Cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this-day/5th-august-1991-justice-leila-seth-becomes-the-first-indian-woman-chief-justice-of-a-state-high-court|title=5th August 1991: Justice Leila Seth Becomes the First Indian Woman Chief Justice of a state High Court|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=}}</ref> She retired from the court on October 20, 1992. Seth was born in [[Lucknow]], [[British India]]. | ||
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Leila Seth (October 20, 1930 – May 5, 2016) was an Indian judge. She was the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and she became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court on August 5, 1991.[1] She retired from the court on October 20, 1992. Seth was born in Lucknow, British India.
Seth died on May 5, 2017 at her home in Noida, India from cardio-respiratory arrest at the age of 86.[2]
Notes
- Seth, Leila. On Balance. New Delhi: Viking, 2003. ISBN 0-670-04988-3
- Seth, Vikram. Two Lives. HarperCollins, 2005. ISBN 0-06-059966-9
References
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