Honorable Judges

Justice G.R. Swaminathan

Native Place: Thiruvarur

Father's Name: Rajaraman

Family Backdrop: Father retired employee of State Bank of India. Mother is a Home Maker. Wife is a Home Maker. Daughter Sadhana and Elder son Chandrasekar

Academic Qualifications: B.L. 1985 - 1990 a. Law Degree (B.L.) in Central Law College, Salem and Dr.Ambedkar Government Law College, Pondicherry.

Professional Growth: a. Member of Bar Council from 1991

b. Regarding early days of Profession like being Junior to any renowned Counsel etc Junior under Shri.K.Ramamoorthy, Senior Counsel and later Judge of the Madras and Delhi High Courts. Junior under Shri.R.Subramanian, former Additional Government Pleader, Government of Pondicherry at Central Administrative Tribunal. Junior under Shri.P.Krishnamoorthy, G.P. cum PP, Government of Pondicherry at High Court.

c. Appointments like APP/PP/Addl PP/ Lokadalat/ etc Standing counsel for several Public Sector undertakings like LIC, BSNL, EPFO, New Indian Assurance. Standing counsel for Madurai Corporation. For Government of Kerala at Madurai Bench of Madras High Court. Assistant Solicitor General of India for Madurai Bench from July 2014 till elevation as Judge of the Madras High Court in June 2017.

d. Practiced majority or expertise in Civil or Criminal or Constitutional Practised in the appellate side and handled all kinds of cases, civil criminal and constitutional.

e. Professional special deeds He was appointed by the Tamil Nadu Government to defend the police department in Paramakudi Firing incident before Justice Sampath Commission. Appeared in several major issues such as securing voter ID cards for transgenders, securing ban on sand mining for five years in Tamirabarani river, sustaining demonetisation etc.