Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar
Judge in Rajasthan, first woman Chief Justice of the Madras High Court
About Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar
Lived 1930 – 2011 (aged 80–81). Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar was an Indian judge, known for Rajasthan State Human rights Commission.
Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar (Hindi: कान्ता भटनागर – 13 August 2011) was a judge and human rights activist in India. Bhatnagar was the first woman to become a Chief Justice of the Madras High Court and was the first chairperson of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission. becoming the first woman to serve as chief justice of that court, and held that post for around five months.
Bhatnagar became the first chair of the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission in 2000.
She died at age 81 of a heart attack in Udaipur on 13 August 2011.
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Judge in Rajasthan, first woman Chief Justice of the Madras High Court
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Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar was born in 1930.
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Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar died on 13 August 2011 in Udaipur.
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Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar was a judge.
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Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar was known for Rajasthan State Human rights Commission.
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