Published May 19, 2026 | 3:30 PM ⚊ Updated May 19, 2026 | 3:30 PM
Madras High Court
Synopsis: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the appointment of 19 new judges to the Madras High Court, including 10 advocates and nine judicial officers. The decision was taken at a meeting on Monday, 18 May, after considering proposals sent between November and December 2025.
The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the elevation of 19 persons—10 advocates and nine judicial officers—as judges of the Madras High Court.
The decision was taken at a Collegium meeting on Monday, 18 May, which considered proposals forwarded between November and December 2025.
The advocates cleared for appointment are Natarajan Ramesh, GK Muthukumaar, Ramakrishnan Rajesh Vivekananthan, Sankaranarayanan Raveekumar, Nagarajan Dilip Kumar, Ellappan Manoharan, Krishnaswamy Govindarajan, Rajnish Pathiyil, K Appadurai alias Kandavel Appadurai and Ramasamy Anitha.
The judicial officers whose names were approved are Dr P Murugan, MD Sumathi, S Alli, C Thirumagal Chandrasekar, Dharmalingam Lingeswaran, Karthikeyan Balathandayutham, Shanmugam Karthikeyan, Baluchamy Murugesan and N Gunasekaran.
The appointments will take effect after clearance from the Union government, followed by the issuance of warrants of appointment by the President.
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