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{{Infobox officeholder
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| birth_place = [[Thirupudaimaruthur]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
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| occupation = [[Judge|Justice]]
| alma_mater = [[Madras Law College]]
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| father = [[Judge|Justice]] S [[Ratnavel Pandian]]
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1959|06|21}}
| name = Justice R Subbiah
| appointer1 = [[Prathiba Patil]], the then [[President of India]]
| office1 = [[List of Justices of Tamil Nadu|2nd]] Judge of [[Madras High Court|High Court]]
| honorific_prefix = [[The Honourable]] <br> Justice of [[Madras High Court]]
| nominator = [[Prathiba Patil]], the then [[President of India]]
| appointer = [[Prathiba Patil]], the then [[President of India]]
| office = [[Madras High Court]]
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Justice '''Ratnavel Pandian Subbiah''' is a sitting judge of the Charted [[Madras High Court|High Court of Madras]]. Subbiah is the Executive Chairman for the Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority.<ref>{{Cite web|title=National Legal Services Authority!|url=https://nalsa.gov.in/|website=nalsa.gov.in|access-date=2021-03-28|language=en}}</ref> He was elevated as a judge of High Court of Madras on 24 March 2008.

Subbiah is the son of retired Supreme Court judge S [[Ratnavel Pandian|Rathnavel Pandian]]. Subbiah was appointed as an Additional judge of the Madras High Court on 24 March 2008 by the [[President of India]], [[Pratibha Patil]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Appointment of Judges for High Courts|url=https://doj.gov.in/sites/default/files/memohc_0.pdf}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Subbiah was born on 21 June 1959. He is the son of [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Home {{!}} SUPREME COURT OF INDIA|url=https://api.sci.gov.in/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=main.sci.gov.in}}</ref> Justice S [[Ratnavel Pandian]].

After completing his graduation with a degree in law, from [[Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai|Madras Law College]], Subbiah has enrolled as an advocate on 14 December 1983.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry - Official Website|url=http://barcounciloftamilnadupuducherry.org/a/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=barcounciloftamilnadupuducherry.org|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518061656/http://barcounciloftamilnadupuducherry.org/a/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Advocate profession ==
Subbiah had practiced for 23 years in the [[Madras High Court|High Court of Madras]] in all subjects. He specialized in constitutional, civil, criminal and service matters.

Subbiah worked as a panel advocate for Pondicherry Industrial Promotion and Development Investment Corporation and he worked as a panel [[advocate]] for the [[Chennai Port|Chennai Port Trust]] and for the [[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]] (BSNL), Chennai.

Subbiah worked as a standing counsel for the Industrial Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu and for various Government Organizations and he worked as special government pleader (CS) Government of [[Tamil Nadu]].

== Judge of High Court ==
Subbiah was appointed as an additional judge of the [[Madras High Court]] on 24 March 2008. President of India Srimathi [[Pratibha Patil]] issued the warrant to appoint him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Madras High Court - Home Page|url=http://www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in}}</ref>

Subbiah was appointed as Permanent Judge of the [[Madras High Court]] on 9 November 2009.

== Important orders ==

=== John Doe Order ===
[[John Doe]] order is a pre-infringement injunction remedy provided to protect the intellectual property rights of the creator of artistic works like movies, songs, etc. [[John Doe]] order is also known as Rolling Anton Pillar, [[Anton Piller order|Anton Pillar]] or Ashok Kumar order.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

[[John Doe]] Order was passed by Justice R Subbiah in the case relating to the movie ''Dhammu''. This Movie was created by Creative Commercials Media & Entertainment Ltd. and the [[John Doe]] order was passed against BSNL and other ISP's restraining them from infringing their copyrights.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

=== Corruption Act Order ===
Subbiah and Justice Krishnan Ramaswamy, sitting in a Bench, dismissed a petition filed by a Puduchery [[Member Of Legislative Assembly|Member of Legislative Assembly]], challenging his disqualification through an order by the [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]]. The Bench Dismissed the Petition filed by the Petitioner by giving a finding that Corruption was proved before the [[Special court|Special Court]] and hence, the petitioner has lost his locus to be a Member of Legislative Assembly.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

=== Online Gaming Order ===
Subbiah, sitting as a Judge of [[Madras High Court]], refused to stay ordinance banning Online Gambling Games. This order was passed on a petition challenging the Ordinance. The Ordinance was passed, when many youth and students have lost their earning through online Gaming. It was argued on the side of the Petitioner that [[Rummy]] is a game of wit. But, the Ordinance already made clear that the online Gaming spoiled the life of youngsters. Following that object for which the Ordinance was promulgated, Subbiah had dismissed the plea.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

=== Right to Education Order ===
A challenge was made by CBSC Schools Under the [[Right to Education Act]] that the State Government has no right to interfere with the collection of fee. Subbiah, as a member in the Bench, ruled that the State Government is having right to reimburse the Fee Collected under Section 25 of the [[Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009|Right to Education Act]]. This Act provides free education for the Weaker Section Students, in All Schools and every School should reserve 25% of the total seat for the free education for the Weaker Section Students. All private unaided schools were fixing their own fee structure, till the year 2009. But, after the Court order, the fee structure was regularized.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

=== TCS Employee Order ===
A Pregnant Woman employee of [[TCS IT Wiz|TCS]] IT Company was terminated from service. When she filed a case before the [[High courts of India|High Court]], Subbiah had passed an interim order restraining the [[IT company]] from removing her from the employment. Afterwards the IT Company had withdrawn the termination order of the employee.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

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