Chennai, Oct 15 Justices Dharmalingam Lingeswaran and B Karthikeyan were sworn in on Thursday as additional judges of the Madras High Court.
Chief Justice S A Dharmadhikari administered the oath of office to the two new judges at a simple function held on the premises of the Madras High Court.
With their appointment, the total number of judges has gone up to 67 as against the sanctioned strength of 75.
Advocate General Vijay Narayan, Additional Solicitor General A R L Sundaresan, Chairman, Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, and leaders of various Bar Associations welcomed the new judges.
In their reply, the two new judges thanked the Bench and Bar.
Born on May 10, 1974, in Tirunelveli district, Justice D Lingeswaran graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Tamil and completed his B L from Dr Ambedkar Government Law College in Chennai. He enrolled as an advocate on August 9, 2000, and after his legal practice, he was directly recruited as a District Judge in 2013.
Born on December 9, 1973, Justice B Karthikeyan completed his B L in 1996. After his enrolment, he practised predominantly in the civil side. He was appointed as a District Judge in 2005. He served as a Principal District Judge in Chennai before his elevation to the Madras High Court.
