<P> M. Fathima Beevi ( born 30 April 1927 ) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India . Appointed to the tribunal in 1989 , she became the first female judge to be a part of the Supreme court of India , and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any of the higher judiciaries in country . On her retirement from the court , she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and later as the Governor of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu from 1997 to 2001 . </P>
<P> M. Fathima Beevi ( born 30 April 1927 ) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India . Appointed to the tribunal in 1989 , she became the first female judge to be a part of the Supreme court of India , and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any of the higher judiciaries in country . On her retirement from the court , she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and later as the Governor of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu from 1997 to 2001 . </P>
7 india 's first woman judge in supreme court
7 india 's first woman judge in supreme court
M. Fathima Beevi
M. Fathima Beevi