NEW DELHI: The mezzo-soprano voice of Justice Indu Malhotra, the first woman advocate to be directly appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court, choked with emotions as she on Friday tried to fight off tears on the eve of her retirement after being showered with unadulterated love, affection and respect by the bar led by the attorney general and bench led by the CJI.
Her voice, best described as counterpart of a male baritone, coupled with her meticulous reading of case files and legal articulation had drawn the attention of Judges for 35 years before becoming just the eighth woman SC Judge on April 27, 2018. My tenure (as a SC Judge) may be short but I am leaving with a great sense of satisfaction having been able to contribute to the best of my ability, she said.