Madras High Court now has the highest no of women Judges: Venkaiah Naidu

The Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that out of the total of 63 judges in the Madras High Court, 13 are now women. This accounts for about 21% of the total, the highest in the country.

"I am extremely delighted to know that the #MadrasHighCourt now has the highest number of 13 women Judges with the elevation of 4 more women to the bench yesterday," Naidu said on December 4.

He added, "It can’t be a ‘man’s world’ any longer. Women deserve their share of opportunities. Prejudice against women should be brought to an end at the earliest."

On December 2, the President of India, in the exercise of the power conferred by clause (l) of Article 224 of the Constitution of India, appointed Justices S/Shri Govindarajulu Chandrasekharan, A.A. Nakkiran, Veerasamy Sivagnanam, Ganesan Ilangovan, Smt. Ananthi Subramanian, Smt. Kannammal Shanmuga Sundaram, Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup, Murali Shankar Kuppuraju, Miss Manjula Ramaraju Nalliah, and Smt. Thamilselvi T. Valayapalayam, as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court, in that order of seniority.

According to a press release from the Ministry of Law & Justice, "The appointment of S/Shri Govindarajulu Chandrasekharan, A.A. Nakkiran, Veerasamy Sivagnanam, Ganesan Ilangovan, Sathi Kumar Sukumara Kurup, Murali Shankar Kuppuraju, Miss Manjula Ramaraju Nalliah, and Smt. Thamilselvi T. Valayapalayam, would be for a period of two years with effect from the date they assume charge of their respective offices."

"However, the period of appointment of Smt. Ananthi Subramanian and Smt. Kannammal Shanmuga Sundaram, would be with effect from the date they assume charge of their office till 30th July, 2022 and 19th July, 2022 respectively. Department of Justice issued a notification dated 01.12.2020, in this regard," it added.