<P> M. Fathima Beevi was the first female judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India ( 1989 ) and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary . On her retirement from the court she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and as Governor in Tamil Nadu ( 1997 -- 2001 ) . </P>
<P> M. Fathima Beevi was the first female judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of India ( 1989 ) and the first Muslim woman to be appointed to any higher judiciary . On her retirement from the court she served as a member of the National Human Rights Commission and as Governor in Tamil Nadu ( 1997 -- 2001 ) . </P>
who was the first woman judge appointed to supreme court
who was the first woman judge appointed to supreme court
M. Fathima Beevi
M. Fathima Beevi