The Central Government on Thursday confirmed the appointment of advocate Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan as an additional judge of the Madras High Court..His elevation was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on January 19, 2023, along with the proposal to appoint Justice L Victoria Gowri to the Madras High Court bench. .The recommendation has now been confirmed by the Central government. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the development through a tweet on Thursday..The Madras High Court has been working at a strength of 57 Judges as against a sanctioned strength of 75, with 18 vacancies. With the addition of Justice Lakshminarayanan, the number of sitting Madras High Court Judges will rise to 58.
The Central Government on Thursday confirmed the appointment of advocate Venkatachari Lakshminarayanan as an additional judge of the Madras High Court..His elevation was recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on January 19, 2023, along with the proposal to appoint Justice L Victoria Gowri to the Madras High Court bench. .The recommendation has now been confirmed by the Central government. Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju announced the development through a tweet on Thursday..The Madras High Court has been working at a strength of 57 Judges as against a sanctioned strength of 75, with 18 vacancies. With the addition of Justice Lakshminarayanan, the number of sitting Madras High Court Judges will rise to 58.
