Justice BV Nagarathna In Line To Become 1st Woman Chief Justice of India in 2027

NEW DELHI: If everything goes well for Justice BV Nagarathna, India will likely see the first-ever woman Chief Justice of India in 2027.

Led by Chief Justice NV Ramana, the Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the names of nine judges for the elevation to the top court.

Justice BV Nagarathna, who is presently a judge with the Karnataka High Court, has also been recommended by the Collegium. She was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Karnataka in 2008 and as a permanent judge nearly two years later.

She is likely to have a month-long tenure. Her appointment will be a historic moment for the country's judiciary. She will be following in the footsteps of her father ES Venkataramiah, who was the Chief Justice of India between June 1989 and December 1989.

Justice Hima Kohi and Justice Bela Trivedi are the other two women judges in the list of recommendations.

There have been demands for India to have a woman, Chief Justice. 

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