New Delhi: Justice Okay. Vinod Chandran was sworn in as a decide of the Supreme Courtroom on Thursday morning. The oath of workplace was administered by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna.
Previously the chief justice of the Patna Excessive Courtroom, Justice Chandran fills one of many two present vacancies within the Supreme Courtroom, making certain Kerala’s continued illustration on the bench following the retirement of Justice C.T. Ravikumar earlier this month.
The union authorities had notified Justice Chandran’s appointment on January 13, following the advice of the Supreme Court collegium, led by CJI Khanna, on January 7. The collegium, which included Justices Bhushan R. Gavai, Surya Kant, Hrishikesh Roy, and Abhay S. Oka, highlighted the significance of addressing the vacancies, particularly given the shortage of illustration from Kerala within the Supreme Courtroom after Justice Ravikumar’s retirement on January 5.
“In train of the powers conferred by the Structure of India, the President, after session with the chief justice of India, is happy to nominate Shri Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran, Chief Justice, Patna Excessive Courtroom, as a Decide of the Supreme Courtroom of India,” Union legislation minister Arjun Ram Meghwal mentioned on social media.
Justice Chandran, 61, started his authorized profession after incomes his legislation diploma in Kerala and began practising legislation in 1991. Through the years, he developed experience in taxation and public legislation and served because the Particular Authorities Pleader (Taxes) for the Kerala authorities from 2007 to 2011.
He was elevated as a further decide of the Kerala excessive court docket in November 2011 and have become a everlasting decide in June 2013. In March 2023, he was appointed because the chief justice of the Patna Excessive Courtroom.
Recognized for his meticulous judgments and deep understanding of the legislation, Justice Chandran stood at serial quantity 13 within the mixed all-India seniority of excessive court docket judges and was the senior-most decide from the Kerala excessive court docket on the time of his appointment.