Two new judges were sworn in as additional judges of the Madras High Court on Monday taking the working strength of the High Court to 58..The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Munishwar Nath Bhandari administered the oath of office to Justices Sunder Mohan and Kabali Kumaresh Babu.Advocate General of Tamil Nadu R Shunmugasundaram was also present at the oath taking ceremony..The two new judges were on a list of six names recommended by the High Court in 2021. All six were further recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on February 16, 2022..The Central government then notified their appointment on June 3..The High Court has also got two new court halls. Three judges’ chambers in Madras High Court building have been vacated and converted into two court halls, one to accommodate a division bench, and the other for a single judge, The Hindu reported. .Until Monday, there were 48 halls with nearly half of them functioning from the heritage building and the rest from the subordinate building that was constructed primarily for administrative purposes.
Two new judges were sworn in as additional judges of the Madras High Court on Monday taking the working strength of the High Court to 58..The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court Munishwar Nath Bhandari administered the oath of office to Justices Sunder Mohan and Kabali Kumaresh Babu.Advocate General of Tamil Nadu R Shunmugasundaram was also present at the oath taking ceremony..The two new judges were on a list of six names recommended by the High Court in 2021. All six were further recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium on February 16, 2022..The Central government then notified their appointment on June 3..The High Court has also got two new court halls. Three judges’ chambers in Madras High Court building have been vacated and converted into two court halls, one to accommodate a division bench, and the other for a single judge, The Hindu reported. .Until Monday, there were 48 halls with nearly half of them functioning from the heritage building and the rest from the subordinate building that was constructed primarily for administrative purposes.
