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Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi, connected Friday (March 6, 2026), administered the oath of bureau to Madras High Court Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari astatine the Lok Bhavan successful Chennai and handed implicit the warrant of assignment issued by President Droupadi Murmu. Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari is the 55th Chief Justice of Madras High Court.
Puisne judges, Minister for Courts S. Regupathy, Chief Secretary N. Muruganandam, Advocate General P.S. Raman, State Public Prosecutor Hasan Mohamed Jinnah, Director General of Police (in-charge) K. Venkataraman and Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police A. Arun attended the ceremonial among others.
The lawsuit began with the singing of the nationalist opus Vande Mataram followed by the nationalist anthem and past the Tamil Thai Vazhthu. The Chief Secretary work retired the warrant of assignment earlier the Governor handed it implicit to the Chief Justice and administered the oath.
Who is Justice Dharmadhikari?
Hailing from Madhya Pradesh, Justice Dharmadhikari was calved connected July 8, 1966, successful Raipur and obtained his Bachelor’s grade successful commerce and instrumentality from Nagpur University. He began his signifier arsenic an advocator successful the High Court of Madhya Pradesh astatine Jabalpur successful 1992 and was a lasting counsel for the Centre for astir 15 years, from 2000 to 2015.
He had represented the Income Tax Department, Reserve Bank of India, and respective different institutions. He was elevated arsenic an further justice of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh connected April 7, 2016, and made a imperishable justice of the High Court connected March 17, 2018. He was transferred to the Kerala High Court, wherever helium assumed bureau connected April 23, 2025. He is present the 5th justice successful seniority astatine the Kerala High Court.
The Advocate General, the president of the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and the office-bearers of assorted barroom associations would beryllium formally welcoming the Chief Justice to the tribunal successful a abstracted lawsuit to beryllium held connected the High Court premises connected Friday evening.
