a popular TV series for children and it was the center of controversy because many children set themselves on fire or threw themselves off buildings hoping that Shaktiman would come and rescue them. She was also the single-member of the Justice Leila Seth Commission which enquired into the custodial death of businessman Rajan Pillai, or popularly known as "Biscuit Baron". Significantly, Justice Seth was a part of the three member Justice Verma Commission instituted after the 2012 Delhi gang rape case to look into an overhaul of rape laws in India. Family Justice Leila Seth married Prem Seth when she was 20 years old. They had three children together – Vikram Seth, Shantum Seth and Aradhana Seth. Vikram Seth went on to be an acclaimed poet and author, Shantum Seth is a Buddhist teacher, and Aradhana is an artist, art director and filmmaker. Leila Seth was vocal about supporting her son Vikram Seth when he came out as gay, and wrote extensively decrying Section 377 and in favour of LGBTQIA rights, including an op-ed in The Times Of India after the Koushal judgment in 2013 reinstated Section 377. Death Justice Leila Seth died after suffering a cardio-respiratory attack on the night of 5 May 2017 at her residence in Noida, aged 86. She is survived by her husband, two sons and a daughter. As per her wishes no funeral was held since she donated her eyes and other organs for transplant or medical research purposes. Further reading Seth, Leila. On Balance. New Delhi: Viking, 2003. Seth, Vikram. Two Lives. HarperCollins, 2005. References External links Leila Seth at Penguin India 1930 births 2017 deaths Indian barristers Judges of the Delhi High Court Chief Justices of the Himachal Pradesh High Court 20th-century Indian judges 21st-century Indian judges Politicians from Lucknow Women educators from Delhi Educators from Delhi 20th-century Indian women judges 21st-century Indian women judges