Indu Malhotra becomes 1st woman lawyer appointed as SC judge
Senior lawyer Indu Malhotra was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court in the presence of Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra on Friday. Malhotra has now become the first woman lawyer to be directly appointed as a Supreme Court judge. Her appointment comes amid controversy over the Centre's rejection to elevation of Uttarakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph.