Justice Meenakshi M Rai sworn in as Sikkim High Court’s first lady judge

The first Sikkimese woman to become High Court Judge, Meenakshi Madan Rai was sworn in as puisne [junior] judge of Sikkim High Court on 13 April here at Gangtok. Governor Shriniwas Patil administered the oath of secrecy to Justice Rai who has become the third Sikkimese to become a High Court Judge. She is also the first lady Justice in the High Court of Sikkim.
President, Pranab Mukherjee had issued the warrant of appointment on 10 April and the Minister of Law and Justice, Department of Justice issued the notification of her appointment the next day, on 11 April.
In October 2004, Justice AP Subba had become the first person from Sikkim to be elevated to the High Court bench. He retired on superannuation on April 2007. Next, on 23 June 2009, Justice SP Wangdi, till then the Advocate General of Sikkim, was sworn in as a High Court Judge. Justice Rai will be joining Justice Wangdi and Chief Justice Sunil Kumar Sinha in the Sikkim High Court bench, completing its quorum of three judges.