CHENNAI: The Madras high court is set to get two more new judges as the Union government notified their appointment on Thursday.
While N Mala, who is also the government pleader for Puducherry, has over 32 years of standing, advocate S Sounthar has over 28 years of experience.
With their appointment, the sitting strength of the high court has increased to 61, as against the sanctioned strength of 75.
Mala enrolled as an advocate in August 1989 and specialised in writ and civil appellate side. She has appeared and conducted cases before the Supreme Court, the Madras high court and various tribunals across the state.
She was appointed as the government pleader for Union Territory of Puducherry in 2020 and she holds the distinction of being the first woman to have held the office.
Sounthar enrolled as an advocate in 1993 and specialised in writ, civil appellate, criminal, labour and service matters. Meanwhile, Justice Pushpa Sathyanarayana, who retired as judge of the Madras high court a few weeks ago, has been appointed as the judicial member of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) for a four-year term.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/madras-high-court-set-to-get-two-new-judges/articleshow/90430895.cms
