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| **Key Aspect**               | **Details**                                                                 |
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| **Event**                    | **Justice Indira Shah** appointed as **first female Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court**. |
| **Appointing Authority**     | **President of India** under **Article 217** of the Constitution.           |
| **Recommendation Body**      | **Supreme Court Collegium**.                                                |
| **Historical Significance**  | First woman to head the Meghalaya High Court.                               |
| **Meghalaya HC Establishment**| Established on **March 23, 2013**, via amendment to the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. |
| **Appointment Process**      | President consults **Chief Justice of India (CJI)** and **Governor** of the state. |
| **Gender Representation**    | Women constitute **less than 15%** of higher judiciary judges in India (2026). |


Key Aspect	Details
Event	Justice Indira Shah appointed as first female Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court.
Appointing Authority	President of India under Article 217 of the Constitution.
Recommendation Body	Supreme Court Collegium.
Historical Significance	First woman to head the Meghalaya High Court.
Meghalaya HC Establishment	Established on March 23, 2013, via amendment to the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971.
Appointment Process	President consults Chief Justice of India (CJI) and Governor of the state.
Gender Representation	Women constitute less than 15% of higher judiciary judges in India (2026).

Justice Indira Shah Appointed First Female Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court