Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar
Judge Bhatnagar
Born1929 or 1930
Died13 August 2011 (age 81)
Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
Known forHigh court judge
chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission

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]

She was the prominent Woman Judge in Rajasthan.

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

  1. ^ a b "Former Chairman & Members". Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d "Former Madras CJ passes away". The Hindu. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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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