Advocate V M Velumani appointed as Additional Judge of Madras high Court

A Subramani,TNN | Dec 18, 2013, 08.27 PM IST

CHENNAI: The Madras high court is all set to receive its seventh woman judge, as V M Velumani, a special government pleader in the Madras high court, is to be sworn in judge on Friday.

Velumani has been appointed as the additional judge of the court and a presidential notification in this regard was received here on Tuesday, said sources.

With her arrival, the sitting strength of judges in the court has gone up to 47, as against the sanctioned strength of the court is 60. A list of 10-11 names have already been finalised by the higher judiciary to fill the remaining vacancies, they said.

A spinster, Velumani was born on April 6, 1962. She hails from Kanakkanpatti village in Dindigul district. She did her higher secondary education and under-graduate course in Palani. She completed her law course in Chennai before joining the law firm Aiyar and Dolia in September 1989She worked as a junor under late senior advocate B R Doliya and senior advocate A  L Somayaji presently Advocate General

Velumani's first stint as a government advocate was between 1998 and 1999, when she was additional central government standing counsel. Between 2001 and 2006 she was additional government pleader representing state government in the high court. Since 2011, she has been serving as special government pleader.

In October this year, seven others recommended along with her were sworn in judges of the high court. No decision was taken in her case, as the Supreme Court required some more details about her. Now, after a delay of about two months, she has been made additional judge