Madras High Court Chief Justice S.V. Gangapurwala on Monday, administered the oath of office to Justices N. Senthilkumar and G. Arul Murugan, who were appointed as additional judges of the High Court after being elevated from the Bar. With their elevation, the working strength of the High Court has increased to 65, as against its sanctioned strength of 75 judges.
Advocate General R. Shunmugasundaram welcomed the two new judges and introduced them to the gathering. He said, Justice Senthilkumar was born to S. Narayanasamy and K.S. Sankaravalli in Chennai on October 12, 1970. His mother served as a Member of the Acharapakkam legislative constituency in 2006 and his father served in the Railway Protection Force. He studied at the Railway Mixed Higher Secondary School in Perambur.
After obtaining his law degree from the Central Law College in Salem in 1994 and enrolling with the Bar Council, “He started to work with me as a junior. It is an honour and a joy to be here with His Lordship N. Senthilkumar on this day. He was tenacious, hardworking, committed and eager to learn during his years of practice as a junior. He assisted in several cases including referred trial matters on death sentences, writ petitions and trial work,” the A-G said.
