Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar
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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]
Born1929 or 1930
KnownforHigh court judge
chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission
chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission
Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar | |
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| Born | 1929 or 1930 |
| Died | 13 August 2011 (age 81) |
| Known for | High court judge chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission |
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] becoming 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]
