Fathima Beevi, India's First Woman Supreme Court Judge, Dies At 96

State Health Minister Veena George condoled her death by saying that the demise of Justice Beevi was extremely painful.

The first woman judge of the Supreme Court and former Governor of Tamil Nadu, Justice Fathima Beevi, died at a private hospital here on Thursday, official sources said.

She was 96.

State Health Minister Veena George condoled her death by saying that the demise of Justice Beevi was extremely painful.