Centre Notifies 9 Additional Judges Of Madras High Court As Permanent Judges; Extends Tenure Of One Addl Judge

The Centre has notified the appointment nine additional judges as permanent Judges of the Madras High Court.

The centre also extended the appointment of Justice A.A. Nakkiran as Additional Judge Of The Madras High Court for another period of one year.

The notifications issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice dated May 31, 2022 reads as follows:

"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint S/Shri Justices (1) Govindarajulu Chandrasekharan, (2) Veerasamy Sivagnanam, (3) Ganesan Ilangovan, (4) Smt. Ananthi Subramanian, (5) Smt. Kannammal Shanmuga Sundaram, (6) Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup, (7) Murali Shankar Kuppuraju, (8) Smt. Manjula Ramaraju Nalliah and (9) Smt. Thamilselvi T. Valayapalayam, Additional Judges of Madras High Court to be Judges of Madras High Court with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices."

"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Justice A.A. Nakkiran, Additional Judge of the Madras High Court to be an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court for a period of one year with effect from 03.12.2022."

The Supreme Court Collegium had recommended names for appointment as permanent judges and for extension of term as additional judge on May 10 2022. 

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