Javalakar Uma Devi

Javalakar Uma Devi

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{{short description|Indian judge}}
{{short description|Indian judge}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}{{Infobox officeholder
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Javalakar Uma Devi
| name = Javalakar Uma Devi
| office = [[Judge]] of [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]]
| office = [[Judge]] of [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]]
| termstart = 17 January 2017
| term_start = 17 January 2017
| termend =
| term_end =
| nominator = [[Jagdish Singh Khehar]]
| nominator = [[Jagdish Singh Khehar]]
| appointer = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| appointer = [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|09|26|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|09|26|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Anantapur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| birth_place = [[Anantapur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| alma_mater = [[Sri Krishnadevaraya University]]
| alma_mater = [[Sri Krishnadevaraya University]]
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Ms. Justice
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Ms. Justice
}}'''Javalakar Uma Devi''' (born 26 September 1959) is a judge of the [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]], in [[India]].{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hon'ble Mrs. Justice J. Uma Devi|url=http://hc.ap.nic.in/hcapnew/judj.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Andhra Pradesh High Court}} She gained public attention in 2020 after ordering India's federal investigative agency, the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI), to probe social media posts that criticized judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, and also accused the Andhra Pradesh police of collaborating with political figures to attack the judiciary.{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2020-10-12|title=A.P. HC orders CBI probe into social media posts on judges|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-hc-orders-cbi-probe-into-social-media-posts-on-judges/article32835662.ece|access-date=2020-11-03|issn=0971-751X}}
}}'''Javalakar Uma Devi''' (born 26 September 1959) is a judge of the [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]], in [[India]].{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Hon'ble Mrs. Justice J. Uma Devi|url=http://hc.ap.nic.in/hcapnew/judj.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Andhra Pradesh High Court}} She gained public attention in 2020 after ordering India's federal investigative agency, the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] (CBI), to probe social media posts that criticized judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, and also accused the Andhra Pradesh police of collaborating with political figures to attack the judiciary.{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2020-10-12|title=A.P. HC orders CBI probe into social media posts on judges|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/ap-hc-orders-cbi-probe-into-social-media-posts-on-judges/article32835662.ece|access-date=2020-11-03|issn=0971-751X}}