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{{Short description|Former Judge of Allahabad High Court}} | |||
{{Orphan|date=March 2022}} | |||
{{Infobox officeholder | {{Infobox officeholder | ||
| name = Rekha Dikshit | | name = Rekha Dikshit | ||
| office = [[Judge]] of [[Allahabad High Court]] | | office = [[Judge]] of [[Allahabad High Court]] | ||
| termstart = 15 November 2016 | | termstart = 15 November 2016 | ||
| termend = | | termend = 9 August 2021 | ||
| nominator = [[ | | nominator = [[T. S. Thakur]] | ||
| appointer = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] | | appointer = [[Pranab Mukherjee]] | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|08|10|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|08|10|df=y}} | ||
| alma_mater = [[Agra University]] | | alma_mater = [[Agra University]] | ||
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Ms. Justice | | honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Ms. Justice (Retd.) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Rekha Dikshit''' (born 10 August 1959) is a judge | '''Rekha Dikshit''' (born 10 August 1959) is a former judge of [[Allahabad High Court]], in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Rekha Dikshit|url=http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in/service/judgeDetail.jsp?id=249#:~:text=Date%20of%20Retirement&text=Graduated%20in%20Law%20from%20Agra,Judge%20on%20Nov%2015%2C%202016.|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Allahabad High Court}}</ref> She has been the trial judge in several notable cases, including the case of ''[[Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum]],'' a controversial case concerning the payment of maintenance to Muslim women in India, as well as the [[Taj corridor case|Taj Corridor case]] and the [[Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|author=Subhash Mishra|date=Nov 17, 2016|title=Indian Navy: High court new judge set benchmark with Shah Bano verdict {{!}} Lucknow News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/High-court-new-judge-set-benchmark-with-Shah-Bano-verdict/articleshow/55468248.cms|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2012-04-06|title=NRHM: 3rd chargesheet filed,PSU boss,2 firm owners named|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/nrhm-3rd-chargesheet-filed-psu-boss-2-firm-owners-named/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2007-05-15|title=Taj Corridor case hearing deferred till May 23|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-taj-corridor-case-hearing-deferred-till-may-23-1096926|access-date=2020-11-05|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
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Dikshit was appointed as a Principal Sessions Judge in 1984, and was promoted to District and Sessions Judge in 2013.<ref name=":0" /> | Dikshit was appointed as a Principal Sessions Judge in 1984, and was promoted to District and Sessions Judge in 2013.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
In 1988, Dikshit was a judicial magistrate in [[Lucknow]] and tried the case of ''[[Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum]],'' ruling that the respondent, Shah Bano, was entitled to maintenance payments from her husband.<ref name=":1" /> The ruling was affirmed by the Allahabad High Court and Supreme Court, and later resulted in the enactment of | In 1988, Dikshit was a judicial magistrate in [[Lucknow]] and tried the case of ''[[Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum]],'' ruling that the respondent, Shah Bano, was entitled to maintenance payments from her husband.<ref name=":1" /> The ruling was affirmed by the Allahabad High Court and Supreme Court, and later resulted in the enactment of [[The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-08-23|title=What is Shah Bano case?|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/what-is/what-is-shah-bano-case-4809632/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | ||
Dikshit also served as the district judge in [[Raebareli district|Rae Bareli]] and [[Kanpur Dehat district|Kanpur]], and as a special judge in Lucknow in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Court for the investigation into the [[Taj corridor case|Taj Corridor case]] and the [[Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2012-08-18|title=Seven judicial officers get new postings in Uttar Pradesh|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/seven-judicial-officers-get-new-postings-in-uttar-pradesh-112081800174_1.html|access-date=2020-11-05}}</ref> | Dikshit also served as the district judge in [[Raebareli district|Rae Bareli]] and [[Kanpur Dehat district|Kanpur]], and as a special judge in Lucknow in a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Special Court for the investigation into the [[Taj corridor case|Taj Corridor case]] and the [[Uttar Pradesh NRHM scam]].<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2012-08-18|title=Seven judicial officers get new postings in Uttar Pradesh|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/seven-judicial-officers-get-new-postings-in-uttar-pradesh-112081800174_1.html|access-date=2020-11-05}}</ref> | ||
She was appointed to the Allahabad High Court as an additional judge | She was appointed to the Allahabad High Court as an additional judge on 15 November 2016, and became a permanent judge on 23 March 2018.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-24|title=Supreme Court collegium recommends names of 37 additional high court judges for appointment - India News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/supreme-court-collegium-recommends-names-of-37-additional-high-court-judges-for-appointment-4364885.html|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Firstpost}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2016-11-13|title=Allahabad High Court gets 11 more judges|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Allahabad-High-Court-gets-11-more-judges/article16443787.ece|access-date=2020-11-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
As a High Court judge, Dikshit has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to conduct an inquiry into allegations of discrimination in the admission of students who belong to states outside Uttar Pradesh, in Uttar Pradesh medical schools.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-16|title=Allahabad High Court asks UP to 'look into discrimination against medical students from outside' - India News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/allahabad-high-court-asks-up-to-look-into-discrimination-against-medical-students-from-outside-3448544.html|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Firstpost}}</ref> In 2016, she refused a plea to allow a plea by a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] worker to transfer the investigation into the [[2015 Dadri mob lynching]] to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], after the Uttar Pradesh police investigation revealed that the rumours that triggered the lynching were false.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2016-11-17|title=Allahabad HC dismisses petition for CBI probe into Dadri lynching|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/Allahabad-HC-dismisses-petition-for-CBI-probe-into-Dadri-lynching/article16644005.ece|access-date=2020-11-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-16|title=Dadri Lynching: Allahabad HC dismisses plea for CBI probe|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/dadri-lynching-high-court-cbi-probe-petition-dismissed-4377949/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | As a High Court judge, Dikshit has directed the Uttar Pradesh government to conduct an inquiry into allegations of discrimination in the admission of students who belong to states outside Uttar Pradesh, in Uttar Pradesh medical schools.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-16|title=Allahabad High Court asks UP to 'look into discrimination against medical students from outside' - India News , Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/allahabad-high-court-asks-up-to-look-into-discrimination-against-medical-students-from-outside-3448544.html|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Firstpost}}</ref> In 2016, she refused a plea to allow a plea by a [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] worker to transfer the investigation into the [[2015 Dadri mob lynching]] to the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]], after the Uttar Pradesh police investigation revealed that the rumours that triggered the lynching were false.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2016-11-17|title=Allahabad HC dismisses petition for CBI probe into Dadri lynching|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/Allahabad-HC-dismisses-petition-for-CBI-probe-into-Dadri-lynching/article16644005.ece|access-date=2020-11-05|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-11-16|title=Dadri Lynching: Allahabad HC dismisses plea for CBI probe|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/dadri-lynching-high-court-cbi-probe-petition-dismissed-4377949/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> She was retired on 9 August 2021. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||