Justice Geeta Mittal: The First Female Justice Of Jammu & Kashmir HC

New Delhi:-  As we know from the last 90's year history we never have seen the women as a judge in Jammu and Kashmir but from now it got changed and now we heard that Geeta Mittal appointed as the first female justice of Jammu and Kashmir HC. Justice Geeta Mittal was on Saturday appointed as the Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, becoming the first woman judge to head it.

Justice Mittal was till now the Acting Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

On Friday, Sindhu Sharma became the first woman judge of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court. 

According to separate law ministry notifications, Justice Rajendra Menon, the Chief Justice of the Patna High Court, has been posted as the new Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court.

In a series of other appointments, Justice Kalpesh Satyendra Jhaveri, a judge of the Rajasthan High Court, has been elevated as the chief justice of the Orissa HC. He replaces Justice Vineet Saran, who has been elevated to the Supreme Court.

Justice Aniruddha Bose, a judge of the Calcutta High Court, has been elevated as the chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court. An earlier recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium to appoint Justice Bose as the chief justice of the Delhi High Court was turned down by the government, citing lack of experience of the judge to head a high-profile HC.

Justice Vijaya K Tahilramani, a judge of the Bombay High Court, has been elevated as the chief justice of the Madras High Court. She succeeds Justice Indira Banerjee, who has been elevated to the top court.

Justice MK Shah of the Gujarat High Court has been elevated as chief justice of the Patna High Court as the incumbent, Justice Menon, will now head the Delhi High Court.

Justice Hrishikesh Roy of the Kerala High Court has been elevated as its chief justice of the Jharkhand High Court.

An earlier recommendation of the Supreme Court Collegium to appoint Justice Bose as the chief justice of the Delhi High Court was turned down by the government, citing lack of experience of the judge to head a high-profile HC.

Justice Vijaya K Tahilramani, a judge of the Bombay High Court, has been elevated as the chief justice of the Madras High Court. She succeeds Justice Indira Banerjee, who has been elevated to the top court.

Justice MK Shah of the Gujarat High Court has been elevated as chief justice of the Patna High Court as the incumbent, Justice Menon, will now head the Delhi High Court.

Acting Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice Gita Mittal has been chosen to be awarded the “Nari Shakti Puraskar” by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The award, touted as the “highest civilian honor for women in India”, will be best bestowed upon 30 women and organizations on 8 March (International Women’s day)

The award, known as India’s highest civilian honor for women, will be bestowed upon 30 women and organizations on March 8, on the occasion of the International Women’s day.

Mittal is the first woman from the field of law and justice to be conferred the prestigious award. She is known to have introduced many welcome changes in the functioning of the Delhi High Court, ever since she took over as the Acting Chief Justice of the court after the retirement of Justice G Rohini in April 2017.

She has also been closely monitoring the dispensation of justice in Delhi and initiated a clean-up drive of the lower judiciary.