CHENNAI: Four new additional judges were appointed to the Madras High Court by the President, last Friday. Of them, one is from the Bar and the remaining three from the subordinate judiciary.They are (in the order of seniority): Advocate K Ravichandra Babu, Principal Sessions Judge P Devadass, Small Causes Court (Chennai) Chief Judge R Karuppiah and High Court Registrar-General S Vimala. With their appointment, the strength of the Bench has gone up to 53 against the sanctioned strength of 60.They will be sworn-in by Chief Justice M Y Eqbal at a simple ceremony on the High Court premises at 10.40 am on Tuesday.R KARUPPIAHR Karuppiah was born on April 7, 1953 in Panikkennenthal village in Sivaganga district. After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Arts from RDM College in Sivaganga, he did BL at Madurai Law College and later enrolled as an advocate in June 1981. He was appointed as the Principal District Munsif in Cuddalore in May 1986. He became the Registrar (Administration) of the Madurai bench of the Madras High Court in 2005, Chairman of the State Transport Appellate Tribunal in Chennai in 2008 and Chief Judge, Court of Small Causes, Chennai, in March 2010.K RAVICHANDRA BABUBorn on October 14, 1958 at Rishivandiyam village in Villupuram district, Ravichandra Babu is a science graduate. He completed his law degree at Madras Law College and enrolled as an advocate in September 1984. Initially, he joined the office of senior advocate R Gandhi. He has 27 years of experience in various fields of law.P DEVADASSBorn on May 15, 1955, Devadass is a native of Nathaikulam village in Virudhunagar district. After graduation at city-based Pachaiyappa’s College, he did his BL and ML at the Madras Law College. In ML, he was the university topper. Devadass began his career as District Munsif in May 1986. After holding various posts in the subordinate judiciary in the districts, he became the Principal Sessions Judge, Chennai. He has handled various sensational and important cases.S VIMALAS Vimala was born on January 11, 1957 at Veeranam village in Cuddalore district. She obtained her BSc from the Sithalakshmi Ramaswamy College in Tiruchy, law degree from the Madras Law College and enrolled herself as an advocate in March 1983. She opened her career as Additional District Judge in Tiruchy in 2001. She was the first woman to hold the post of judge of the Mahila Court in Chennai. Vimala became director of Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy during 2006-08. She was appointed as Registrar-General of the Madras High Court on February 16, last year.
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