Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani takes oath as state’s third woman Chief Justice

Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani has been sworn in as new Chief Justice of Madras High Court. TN Governor Banwarilal Purohit administered the oath to her in a function at Raj Bhavan, Chennai.

By :  migrator
Update: 2018-08-13 00:13 GMT
Governor Banwarilal Purohit hands over the warrant of appointment to new CJ Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani

Chennai

Justice Tahilramani, who was the acting chief justice of the Bombay High Court, was recently appointed Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, succeeding Justice Indira Banerjee, who has been elevated to the Supreme Court.

Justice Tahilramani is the third woman chief justice of the Madras High Court.

Banerjee, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami, his deputy O Panneerselvam, besides judges of the Madras High Court and a team of 11 judges from the Bombay High Court were among those who attended the swearing in ceremony.

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