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Fatima Beevi, the first woman Judge of the Supreme Court, passed away on 23 November 2023.
key points
- Justice Fatima Beevi was appointed as the first Woman Judge of the Supreme Court in 1989 .
- Along with being a judge, he also did important work as the Governor of Tamil Nadu.
- She hailed from Pandalam, Kerala and was the first woman from Kerala to obtain a law degree.
- Career as an advocate in Kerala Judiciary began on 14 November 1950 .
- He held the posts of Kerala Subordinate Judicial Service Munsiff , Subordinate Judge , Chief Judicial Magistrate , District and Sessions Judge and Judicial Member of the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal.
- In the year 1983 , she became the judge of the High Court and then in 1989 , she was also the first Muslim woman judge to be appointed the first judge of the Supreme Court.
- During her tenure in the apex court, she was part of the bench that heard a case relating to certain provisions of the Karnataka Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of Appointments) Act in 1991 .
- After he retired from the Supreme Court in 1992 , he was appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu in 1997 .
- She was the first Muslim woman to hold this position.
- In the year 1990 , she was awarded D.Litt and Mahila Shiromani Award.
- Apart from this, he has also received Bharat Jyoti Award and US India Business Council Lifetime Award.
- During her tenure as Governor, Justice Beevi also served as Chancellor of the University of Tamil Nadu.
- Served as Governor till 2001 . Apart from this he also served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and Chairman of the Kerala Backward Classes Commission.
- Justice Beevi was known as a philanthropist and social worker and was associated with organizations working for women empowerment.
- A documentary on his life titled ' Neethipathayile Dheera Vanitha ' was released in early 2023 .
