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Justice Leila Seth, first woman chief justice of state high court in India, dead

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File photo of Justice Leila Seth the first woman judge of Delhi High Court who passed away in her home
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Justice (retd) Leila Seth, the first woman chief justice of a state high court in India and mother of celebrated author Vikram Seth, has died.

She was 86 and passed away on Friday night at her residence in Noida. "She died of cardiac seizure last night, at about 10:28pm (IST). My brother Vikram, sister and our other family members are here," her son Shantum Seth said. 

"About three weeks ago, she had fallen down and fractured her hip. She had undergone a surgery at Apollo Hospital and was discharged a week ago. We called the PCR, the ambulance but it was too late," he said. Seth, who broke many a glass ceiling in the legal field, was the first woman to have topped the London Bar exam, first woman judge of the Delhi High Court and also the first woman chief justice of a state high court (Himachal Pradesh).

She was also one of the three members of the Justice Verma Committee which was constituted in 2012 to recommend amendments to the Criminal Law so as to provide for quicker trial and enhanced punishment for criminals accused of committing physical assault against women, post the gruesome December 16 gangrape in Delhi.

The eminent jurist, the mother of A Suitable Boy writer, was herself an author and her autobiography On Balance was a bestseller. Seth had also authored Talking of Justice: People's Rights in Modern India, published in 2014, which talked of several critical issues that she had engaged with in a legal career spanning over 50 years.

Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday condoled the death of Leila Seth, the first woman Chief Justice of an Indian High Court, saying she will be remembered for long. Expressing deep grief, Ansari said that Seth "blazed a trail for women in the legal field and will be long remembered for her commitment to protecting human rights in India."

In his message, Modi said, "Saddened by the passing away of Justice Leila Seth. Her remarkable contribution to the legal field will be remembered. My condolences."

Source: Timesofoman

 

 

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