Former Chief Justice of Jammu & Kashmir High Court, Justice Gita Mittal, has been declared as one of the two recipients of the Arline Pacht Global Vision Award for 2021.
The Award was presented at IAWJ’s Biennial Conference during the virtual opening ceremony held on May 7, 2021.
She shares the honour with Margarita Luna Ramos from Mexico.
International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) instituted this award in 2016.
Justice Mittal would be the first Indian judge to receive the award.
Award is presented to a sitting/retired woman judge to recognize her contribution to IAWJ.