Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar
Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar (Hindi: कान्ता भटनागर [1] c. 1930 - 13 August 2011) was a judge and human rights activist in India. Bhatnagar was the first woman to become a Chief Justice of the Madras High Court and was the first chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission.[2]
Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar | |
|---|---|
 Judge Bhatnagar | |
| Born | 1929/1930 |
| Died | 13 August 2011 (age 81) |
| Known for | High court judge chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission |
Biography
Bhatnagar worked as a judge in Rajasthan in 1968.[2] She became the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in June 1992.[2] She was the first woman to serve as chief justice of that court[3] and held that post for around five months.[4]
Bhatnagar became the first chair of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission in 2000.[1]
She died at age 81 of a heart attack in Udaipur on 13 August 2011.[2]
References
- "Former Chairman & Members". Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Former Madras CJ passes away". The Hindu. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "New CJ of Madras HC sworn in; governor, CM present". Eenadu English Portal. 5 April 2017. Archived from the original on 8 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- Subramanil, A. (30 June 2017). "Madras High Court gets all-woman first bench for 1st time in 135 years - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
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