Hon'ble Chief Justice M. Sundar | |
|---|---|
| 10th Chief Justice of Manipur High Court | |
| Assumed office 15 September 2025 | |
| Nominated by | B. R. Gavai |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | K. Somashekar |
| Judge of Madras High Court | |
| In office 5 October 2016 – 14 September 2025 | |
| Nominated by | T. S. Thakur |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 July 1966 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | Madras Law College |
M. Sundar (born 19 July 1966) is an Indian judge who is currently serving as the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court.[1] He has previously served as a judge of the Madras High Court.[2]
Early life and career[edit | edit source]
Sundar was born on 19 July 1966 in Chennai. He did his graduation in law from Madras Law College and he belonged to the first batch of 5 years integrated Law Course. He was enrolled as an advocate in 1989.[3]
He practiced as an advocate primarily in the Madras High Court mostly on the matters of civil side.[4]
He was appointed as Judge of Madras High Court on 5 October 2016 and has been serving there since. He is also serving as executive chairman of Madras State Legal Services Authority since 2025.[5] On 11 September 2025 Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI B. R. Gavai recommended him to be appointed as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court[6] and government cleared his appointment on shortly[7] and he took oath as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court on 15 September 2025.[8]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "M Sundar sworn in as chief justice of Manipur high court". Hindustan Times. 2025-09-15. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
- ↑ Court, Madras High. "Madras High Court". hcmadras.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "SC Collegium Recommends Justices P.B. Bajanthri, Soumen Sen, and M. Sundar as Chief Justices of Patna, Meghalaya, and Manipur High Courts - Law Trend". 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Justice M. Sundar Appointed as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court - Law Trend". 2025-09-13. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ↑ "Justice M. Sundar nominated as Executive Chairman of Legal Services Authority". The Hindu. 2025-05-18. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ Bench, Bar & (2025-09-11). "Supreme Court Collegium recommends Justice M Sundar as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
- ↑ "Madras HC Judge Justice M. Sundar to be next Chief Justice Of Manipur High Court". The Hindu. 2025-09-13. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
- ↑ PTI (2025-09-15). "Justice M Sundar takes oath as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-09-15.