Fatima Beevi, the first woman judge on the Supreme Court, died at the age of 96.

Fatima Beevi, the Supreme Court’s first female justice, has died at the age of 96. Fatima Biwi has also held the position of Governor of Tamil Nadu. On Thursday, November 23, he died in the hospital. Kerala Health Minister Veena George expressed her condolences on the death of Fatima Biv.

Kerala Health Minister Veena George described Fatima Biwi as a courageous woman. Many records have been registered under his name up to this point. He has demonstrated throughout his life that with determination, any adversity can be overcome.

Who is Fatima Bwi?

Meera Sahib Fatima Bwi is Fatima Bwi’s full name. He was born on April 30, 1927, in the Kerala hamlet of Pathanamatitta. Mir Sahib is his father’s name, while Khadija Bibi is his mother’s.Fatima Bibi holds a B.Sc. from Trivandrum as well as a B.L. from Thiruvananthapuram. I earned this degree.

He was elected to the Supreme Court on October 6, 1989. She was India’s first First Lady to hold such a position. She retired on April 29, 1992. Meanwhile, from 1997 to 2001, he was the Governor of Tamil Nadu.

Childhood of Fatimah Bwi

Fatima excelled in her academics from an early age and passed the Bar Council of India examination with flying colours in 1950. She was the first woman to pass this exam at the time. Fatima registered as an advocate and began practising in Kerala’s lower judiciary in November of the same year. Fatima Bibi served in the judicial services before becoming a Supreme Court judge. Fatima Bibi served as Governor of Tamil Nadu after retiring as a Supreme Court judge. On January 25, 1997, he was named Governor of Tamil Nadu.

During one of her interviews, Fatima Biwi stated that there are now many women at both the bar and the bench. However, their participation is lower. Their representation is not equal to men’s. There is also a significant reason why women enter this industry later in their lives. Equal representation for women in the courts will take time.

Journey to the Supreme Court 

Fatima aspired to be a judge during a period when India was controlled by a male-dominated culture. Which he also finished. The Supreme Court of India was founded in 1950. However, it took 39 years for the Supreme Court to appoint a female justice. After 39 years, Fatima Biwi was appointed as India’s first female Supreme Court judge. Prior to that, in 1983, he was appointed to the Kerala High Court as a Judge. From 1983 until 1989, he worked there for six years. He took over the Supreme Court only six months after leaving the High Court.

Controversial period in Fatima’s life

After giving the law and order situation a clean chit, Fatima became mired in controversy. As a result, the federal government also expressed its displeasure. At the same time, Arun Jaitley, the then-Union Law Minister, sought his resignation.

Following the elections, Jayalalitha’s questionable takeover of the Assembly majority and the incarceration of Karunanidhi, who had nominated her as a judge, sparked yet another scandal. Fatima then resigned from her position. Jayalalithaa justified the Governor’s decision to form a government with her. On 14 May 2001, the then-Governor of Tamil Nadu, Fatima Biwi, administered the oath of office to J Jayalalithaa as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.

Fatima Biwi resigned after agreeing to urge the recall of the Governor to the President since the Union Cabinet had failed to meet its constitutional commitments. M. Karunanidhi, the former Chief Minister, and two Union Ministers, Murasoli Maran and T. R. Ms. Fatima Biwi was chastised by the Centre for failing to undertake an impartial and objective review of the events after Balu’s detention. Following his resignation, the then-Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. C. Rangarajan, took over as Acting Governor of Tamil Nadu. He was the Governor of Tamil Nadu as well as the Vice-Chancellor of Madras University. She was also the chairwoman of Kerala’s Backwards Classes Commision and a member of the National Human Rights Commision.