Two junior judges in the district joined the judicial service by taking the oath of allegiance in the Principal District Judge’s open court at Manjeri on Tuesday, setting a history of sorts in the oath taking of junior judges in the country.
According to judicial officers in the district, Lilly Krishnan and Sanu C., who took charge as Gram Nyayalayas at Pulamanthol and Edappal respectively, became the first junior judges of the lower judiciary to take the oath in an open court.
Principal District Judge K. Sanil Kumar decided to break the convention of oath taking in the chamber and administered the oath to Ms. Lilly and Mr. Sanu in his open court in the presence of other judges, lawyers and magisterial staff.
