Q. Who was the first female chief justice of a state high court in India ?
Answer: Leila Seth
Notes: Leila Seth was the first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and she became the first woman to become Chief Justice of a state High Court on 5 August, 1991. She was a member of the 15th Law Commission of India from 1997 to 2000, and was responsible for the amend-ments to the Hindu Succession Act that gave equal rights to daughters in joint family property.

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