Justice Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram has been sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The oath of office was administered to him by Governor of Tamil Nadu RN Ravi at the Raj Bhavan in Chennai on 27th September 2024 at 10:00 am.
The swearing-in ceremony was attended by the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, former Supreme Court judge Justice Indira Banerjee, former CJI P Sadasivam and other dignitaries.
On September 21, the Central Government had notified his appointment as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The Supreme Court collegium headed by CJI DY Chandrachud had recommended his elevation on July 11. Justice Shriram was serving as a Judge at the Bombay High Court when he was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.
Justice Shriram enrolled as an advocate in the Maharashtra and Goa bar Association on July 3rd 1986 and attended cases relating to commercial matters with a specialisation in Shipping and International Trade Laws. On June 21, 2013, he was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court and was later made a permanent judge on March 2, 2016.