Justice M Sathyanarayanan (born 10 June 1949) is Former Judge of the Madras High Court. He was the third judge chosen to deliver the verdict in the Tamil Nadu MLA disqualification case.[1][2]

Hon'ble Justice (Retd.)
M Sathyanarayanan
Judge of Madras High Court
In office
23 April 2008 – 9 June 2021
Nominated byK. G. Balakrishnan
Appointed byPratibha Patil
Personal details
Born (1959-06-10) 10 June 1959 (age 65)
Alma materDr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai

Education

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He studied B.Com at the DG Vaishnav College, in Chennai after which, he studied law at the Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai.[3]

Career in law

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Justice Sathyanarayanan was enrolled as an advocate on 6 April 1983. He was a junior advocate under M N Padmanaban and K S Dinakaran.[3] He practiced on the civil as well as criminal side before the Madras High Court and lower courts. He also undertook service and tax matters, appearing for clients like All India Service Officers and Punjab National Bank. He also worked as the standing counsel for Punjab National Bank.[4]

Judgeship

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He was appointed was appointed as an Additional Judge of the Madras High Court on 23 April 2008 and as permanent Judge on 9 November 2009.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "18 Tamil Nadu MLAs disqualification case: Justice M Sathyanarayanan of Madras HC to pronounce verdict today". dnaindia.com. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. ^ "18 MLAs disqualification case: Justice M Sathyanarayanan to pronounce verdict today - India News". indiatoday.in. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Details about Justice SathyaNarayanan | #MLAsDisqualificationCase". YouTube. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. ^ RAMESH (3 December 2016). "Hon'ble Thiru. Justice M. Sathyanarayanan" (PDF). Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  5. ^ Madras High Court. "Madras High Court | Profile of Judges". hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 30 October 2018.