R. Banumathi

R. Banumathi (born 20 July 1955) was a Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India.[1] She is from Tamil Nadu and the sixth woman to be a Judge of the Indian Supreme Court.[2] Earlier, she served as the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court[3] and Judge at Madras High Court.[4][5][6][7] She had also served as the Chancellor of Maharashtra National Law University, Aurangabad.[8]

Hon'ble Ms. Justice

R. Banumathi
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
13 August 2014 – 19 July 2020
Nominated byRajendra Mal Lodha
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court
In office
16 November 2013 – 13 August 2014
Nominated byP. Sathasivam
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Judge of Madras High Court
In office
3 April 2003 – 15 November 2013
Nominated byV. N. Khare
Appointed byA. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Personal details
Born (1955-07-20) 20 July 1955
Uthangarai

Career

Banumathi joined Tamil Nadu Higher Judicial Service in 1988 as a direct recruit district judge. As a sessions judge, she headed one-person commission on police excess by Special Task Force in Chinnampathy, Coimbatore district in 1995–96.

In April 2003, she was then elevated as judge of the Madras High Court. She dealt with the case on banning Jallikattu or bull hugging sport. In November 2013, she was transferred to the Jharkhand High Court and was appointed Chief Justice of that court at the same time. In August 2014, she was elevated to the Supreme Court of India after her name had been recommended for the post by the collegium headed by then Chief Justice of India, R M Lodha. She is only the second woman sessions judge to rise to the country's highest court.[7][9]

References
  1. R Banumati, profile
  2. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Justice-Banumathi-becomes-1st-woman-SC-judge-from-TN/articleshow/40221484.cms
  3. "New chief justice of Jharkhand HC takes oath". Times of India. 16 November 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  4. "Madras High Court". Hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  5. J. Venkatesan (13 November 2013). "R. Banumathi appointed Jharkhand CJ". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  6. "Hon'ble The Chief Justice of India & Hon'ble Judges". sci.nic.in. Supreme Court of India. Archived from the original on 24 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  7. "R Bhanumati appointed as new chief justice of Jharkhand HC". Press Trust of India. 12 November 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  8. https://www.mnlua.ac.in/Academic.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  9. "Uday Lalit among four new judges to assume charge in Supreme Court". DNA. Press Trust of India. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
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