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**Hon'ble Justice**
Manjula Chellur
Hon'ble Justice Manjula Chellur
Chief Justice of Bombay High Court
	In office; 22 August 2016 – 04 December 2017
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Preceded by	Justice Dhirendra H. Waghela
Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court
	In office; 6 August 2014 – 21 August 2016
Appointed by	Pranab Mukherjee
Preceded by	Justice Arun Kumar Mishra
Succeeded by	Justice Girish Chandra Gupta
Chief Justice of Kerala High Court
	In office; 26 September 2012 – 05 August 2014 ; acting: 9 November 2011 - 26 September 2012
Appointed by	Pratibha Patil (acting) ; Pranab Mukherjee (permanent)
Preceded by	Justice Jasti Chelameswar
Succeeded by	Justice Ashok Bhushan
Judge of High Court of Karnataka
	In office; 21 February 2000 – 25 September 2012
Personal details
Born	5 December 1955 (age 69); Bellary, Mysore State, India; (now in Karnataka, India)
Citizenship	Indian
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Allum Sunmangalamma Women's College, Bellary

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Manjula Chellur (born 5 December 1955) is a former Chief Justice of Bombay High Court. She was the first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court, was the Chief Justice of Kerala High Court and the first female judge of the Karnataka High Court. She demitted her office upon attaining the age of superannuation on 4 December 2017.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Qualifications

Chellur was born in Karnataka. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Allum Sunmangalamma Women's College, Bellary, and went on to earn her law degree from Renukacharya Law College, Bangalore. In 1977 the Supreme Court of India sponsored her on a Gender & Law fellowship to England's University of Warwick.^[2] In 2013 Chellur received an honorary doctorate from Karnataka State Women's University.^[5]

Career

Chellur became the first female advocate to practice law in Bellary. She worked as a legal advisor, practising both civil and criminal law before the local Bellary courts.^[2]

In 1988 she was appointed as District and Sessions Judge; she served as the Principal and Sessions Judge for Kolar and Mysore. In addition to these positions she was also the Chief Judge of Court of Small Causes, and Principal Judge of the Family Court at Bangalore. On 21 February 2000 she was named judge of Karnataka High Court.^[2]^[4]

Chellur served as the President of the Karnataka Judicial Academy from 21 June 2008 to 25 March 2010. She was also the executive chairperson of Karnataka State Legal Service Authority. On 9 November 2011 she was appointed Acting Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court^[6] and since 26 September 2012 she has been the Chief Justice of Kerala.^[2]^[4]

High-profile cases

In 2013 the Division Bench of the Kerala High Court, consisting of Chief Justice Chellur and Justice Vinod Chandran, ordered the state government to submit a statement regarding the high-profile rape case against the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, P. J. Kurien.^[7] Also in March 2013, the justices refused the plea of prominent Marxist politician and Leader of the Opposition V. S. Achuthanandan for an early hearing in another investigation into the "Ice Cream Parlour sabotage case", involving an ice cream parlour that was allegedly being used as a front to lure girls and women into prostitution in the 1990s.^[8]

In a case in 2017 she told the doctors protesting against physical assault if they are so scared they should resign and stay at home. The doctors wanted safe working enviornment and wanted to be saved from these assaults . The petitioners were aghast and countered if judges and lawyers were treated like this if expectations weren't met. If the court case went against the accused and he decided to do the same to you.

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References

^ "Manjula Chellur to become first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court; Assumes office on August 5". Bar and Bench. B&B News Network. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Kerala High Court (2013). "Website Kerala High Court". Kerala High Court. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^ Express News Service (27 September 2012). "Manjula Chellur sworn in as Kerala HC CJ". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c Venkatesan, J. (31 August 2012). "Manjula Chellur to be Chief Justice of Kerala High Court". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^ Express News Service (4 March 2013). "Honorary Doctorates for 5 Women". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
^ "Manjula Chellur Acting Chief Justice". The Hindu. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
^ "Suriyanelli rape case: Kerala HC asks govt to file statement against Kurien". First Post. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ "Kerala HC turns down Achuthanandan plea". WebIndia123. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ . 26 March 2013url = https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/resign-and-stay-at-home-if-you-are-so-scared-hc-to-docs/amp_articleshow/57761819.cms. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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External links

The Hon'ble Dr. Manjula Chellur, Chief Justice. calcuttahighcourt.nic.in

[WomanCJ-Cal-1] "Manjula Chellur to become first woman Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court; Assumes office on August 5". Bar and Bench. B&B News Network. 23 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[Kerala-2] Kerala High Court (2013). "Website Kerala High Court". Kerala High Court. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[3] Express News Service (27 September 2012). "Manjula Chellur sworn in as Kerala HC CJ". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[Venkatesan-4] Venkatesan, J. (31 August 2012). "Manjula Chellur to be Chief Justice of Kerala High Court". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[Honorary-5] Express News Service (4 March 2013). "Honorary Doctorates for 5 Women". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 March 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

[6] "Manjula Chellur Acting Chief Justice". The Hindu. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2013.

[7] "Suriyanelli rape case: Kerala HC asks govt to file statement against Kurien". First Post. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

[8] "Kerala HC turns down Achuthanandan plea". WebIndia123. 26 March 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

[9] . 26 March 2013url = https://m.timesofindia.com/city/mumbai/resign-and-stay-at-home-if-you-are-so-scared-hc-to-docs/amp_articleshow/57761819.cms. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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 ===High-profile cases===
 In 2013 the Division Bench of the Kerala High Court, consisting of Chief Justice Chellur and Justice Vinod Chandran, ordered the state government to submit a statement regarding the high-profile rape case against the Deputy Chairman of the [[Rajya Sabha]], [[P. J. Kurien]].<ref>{{cite web |date=11 March 2013|url =http://www.firstpost.com/india/suriyanelli-rape-case-kerala-hc-asks-govt-to-file-statement-against-kurien-655230.html|title = Suriyanelli rape case: Kerala HC asks govt to file statement against Kurien|work= [[First Post (India)|First Post]]| access-date = 7 April 2013 |quote=}}</ref> Also in March 2013, the justices refused the plea of prominent [[Marxism|Marxist]] politician and Leader of the Opposition [[V. S. Achuthanandan]] for an early hearing in another investigation into the "[[Ice cream parlour sex scandal|Ice Cream Parlour sabotage case]]", involving an ice cream parlour that was allegedly being used as a front to lure girls and women into prostitution in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite web|date = 26 March 2013|url = http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20130326/2178517.html|title = Kerala HC turns down Achuthanandan plea|publisher = WebIndia123|access-date = 7 April 2013|quote = |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114758/http://news.webindia123.com/news/articles/India/20130326/2178517.html|archive-date = 4 March 2016|url-status = live}}</ref>
 In a case in 2017 she told the doctors protesting against physical assault if they are so scared they should resign and stay at home. The doctors wanted safe working enviornment and wanted to be saved from these assaults . The petitioners were aghast and countered  if judges and lawyers were treated like this if expectations weren't met. If the court case went against the accused and he decided to do the same to you.