Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar sworn in as chief justice of Manipur high court

CHENNAI: Senior most judge from the Madras high court Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar was sworn in as the chief justice of the Manipur high court on Friday. He was acting as the chief justice of the Jammu and Kashmir high court before his present appointment.
Manipur governor Jagdish Mukhi administered oath to Justice Sudhakar in the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan in Imphal.

The function was attended by Manipur chief minister Biren Singh and ministers, some judges from the Madras high court, Bar leaders from J&K and friends and family members of the judge.

Justice Sudhakar hails from Panapakkam village in Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in life sciences from Loyola College, Chennai, and obtained a law degree from Madras Law College.

He was enrolled as an advocate in 1983 and started practice as an associate of senior advocate Habibullah Badsha, former advocate general of Tamil Nadu.

He was appointed as a judge of the Madras high court in 2005. In 2016, Justice Sudhakar was appointed as a judge of the Jammu and Kashmir high court. He was appointed as the acting chief justice of Jammu and Kashmir high court this year.