Former district judge, CAT member A.M. Sivadas passes away

A.M. Sivadas, 85, erstwhile territory judge, Law Secretary and Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) member, passed distant astatine his location present connected Sunday evening. He had been battling crab for the past fewer months.

A lawyer from Palakkad, Mr. Sivadas joined the judicial work successful 1972 arsenic a Munsiff astatine Chavakkad. Over his distinguished career, helium served arsenic main territory and sessions justice successful Kasaragod, CBI justice successful Ernakulam, and Essential Commodities (EC) justice successful Thrissur. He delivered verdicts successful respective high-profile cases, including the Cheemeni execution case.

He is survived by woman Savithri Sivadas, lad Sujit Menon (U.S.) and daughter-in-law Sujata Menon.

His past rites volition beryllium held astatine 11 a.m. connected Monday astatine Chandranagar electrical crematorium here.