SC clears names of six new judges for appointment to Madras HC

Appointment of judges to Madras HC was delayed following agitation by a section of lawyers seeking caste-based recruitment

The Madras High Court is all set to get six new judges.

The six names that were recommended by the collegium headed by the Madras High Court Chief Justice Sanajy Kishan Kaul have been cleared by the Supreme Court.

Kalaiyarasan, Gokuldas, Bharathidasan, S Sunder, M V Muralidharan and D Krishnakumar would be the new judges, High Court sources said.

All the six today signed in Devanagari in the court, which is mandatory before getting appointment, the sources said.

Appointment of judges to Madras High Court was delayed following agitation by a section of lawyers seeking caste-based recruitment.