Senior Advocate PS Raman Appointed New Advocate General Of Tamil Nadu

Senior Advocate PS Raman has been appointed as the Advocate General of Tamil Nadu.

A notification issued by Chief Secretary Shiv Das Meena on 12th January 2024 read as under:

"In exercice of powers conferred by Article 165(1) of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby appoints Thiru PS Raman, Senior Advocate as the Advocate General for the State of Tamil Nadu from the date of his taking charge vice Thiru R Shunmugasundram, resigned,"

 Born in 1960, PS Raman is the son of late VP Raman, who was also the former Advocate General of Tamil Nadu and Additional Solicitor General of India. PS Raman has 39 years standing at the bar handling constitutional, civil, criminal, commercial, property laws , indirect tax, and intellectual property rights matters. 

This would be the second time that Raman will be adorning the highest constitutional office. In 2009, he was appointed as the Advocate General at a young age of 49 years, making him the second youngest person to adorn the office, the youngest being his father who was appointed at the age of 46 years. Raman continued in office till 2011 when he resigned following a change in the government.