CHENNAI: The Union law ministry on Tuesday notified the appointments of two new judges to the Madras high court. Judicial officers Dharmalingam Lingeswaran and Balathandayutham Karthikeyan have been appointed as additional judges of the high court.“In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, the President is pleased to appoint the following two judicial officers as additional judges of the Madras high court,” a social media post by Union law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said.With the appointments, the total strength of the high court has increased from 65 to 67 as against the sanctioned strength of 75.Born on May 10, 1974, D Lingeswaran hails from Tirunelveli. After completing his law degree from the Dr Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai, he enrolled as an advocate on Aug 9, 2000.In 2013, he was directly recruited as a district judge. He joined the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service on Jan 9, 2014. He underwent training as a trainee judge at Karur and thereafter held several important judicial positions across the state.Born on Dec 9, 1973, B Karthikeyan completed his law degree in 1996, and worked as a law officer of Vijaya Bank, Hyderabad, between Dec 2000 and July 2005. In Aug 2005, he resumed his law practice and was recruited as direct district judge.During his period as district judge, Karthikeyan had his training in Dharmapuri and went on to hold office as additional district judge in Coimbatore and Trichy, and principal district judge of Sivagangai and Kanyakumari districts. He has also held office as chairperson, Greater Chennai Corporation taxation appeals tribunal, and as chief judge, small causes court, Chennai.
