"Justice Fathima Beevi broke all barriers of societal perception to take up a profession that was once considered a man’s prerogative..She has paved the way for countless women to take up the legal.
"Such pick and choose of names amounts to executive tinkering of collegium recommendations, certainly an antithesis to the independence of the judiciary," the AG said.
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A full court reference was held on Thursday at the Kerala High Court in honour of Chief Justice S Manikumar who is retiring on 24th April. Speaking at the event Chief Justice Manikumar who was.
The AG was speaking at the full court reference organised in honour of the Chief Justice who is set to retire on April 24. Since the same falls during the Court's upcoming vacation, the farewell event was held today.