Leila Seth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Leila Seth

Indian judge

Date of Birth: 20-Oct-1930

Place of Birth: Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 05-May-2017

Profession: judge, lawyer

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Leila Seth

  • Leila Seth (20 October 1930 – 5 May 2017) 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 5 August 1991.
  • She sat on a number of enquiry commissions, including one into the death of 'Biscuit Baron' Rajan Pillai, and was also a part of the three-member bench of the Justice Verma Committee that was established to overhaul India's rape laws in the aftermath of the infamous 2012 Delhi gang-rape case.
  • She was a member of the 15th Law Commission of India from 1997 to 2000, and was responsible for the amendments to the Hindu Succession Act that gave equal rights to daughters in joint family property.

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