PROFILE OF HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE KUMAR RAJARATNAM Name: Mr. Justice Kumar Rajaratnam, B.A. Barrister-at–Law, Son of Late V.R.Rajaratnam, I.P (Former Inspector-General, Madras Presidency.) Date of birth: 13th March 1942

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Name: Mr. Justice Kumar Rajaratnam, B.A.
Barrister-at–Law,

Son of Late V.R.Rajaratnam, I.P (Former Inspector-General, Madras Presidency.)

Date of birth: 13th March 1942

Call to the bar: By the Hon’ble Society of the Gray’s Inn,
London, during the Hilary Term 1970.

Louis Mountbatten, the 1st Earl Mountbatten was the Chief Guest at the Annual Dinner of Gray’s Inn

Other particulars: Mr. Justice Kumar Rajaratnam was the Recipient of Mountbatten Scholarship to Read for the bar.

He Completed Pupillage in London- 1970.

And Practiced at Assizes Court, Oxford, during his Pupillage

Date of Enrolment: The Bar Council of India, Madras, on 10th March 1971 and Joined the chambers of Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian (Judge of Hon’ble Supreme Court)

Education: Schooling at the Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty, and the Madras Christian College High School, Madras.

Graduated from Loyola College, Madras University, B.A., (economics)

Positions held: First Indian to be elected as President of the Gray’s Inn debating Society, London, in 1969.

Elected as President, Madras Bar Association during 1992-1993 and 1993-1994.

Elevation: Only Barrister-at-Law after Independence to be elevated as Judge, High Court Madras, on 10.01.1994, and thereafter transferred to Karnataka as Judge, High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore on 24.01.1994.

Elevated as Chief Justice, High Court of Madhya Pradesh in September 2003.

Appointed as Presiding Officer of Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), Mumbai, from 20.03.2004 to 20.12.2005.

Chairman – Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission, 2006.

Note: As a Judge, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kumar Rajaratnam believed and proposed the concept of compensation to be awarded to victims of crimes.

Sports: Participated in Tournament in School and College and as a Banker, he had played Tennis representing Standard Charted Bank and Bank of America in London and San Francisco, USA.

He was avid follower of Cricket, Tennis and Football.

He was a .22 Long Rifle Shooter
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[7/5, 09:23] Sekarreporter: PROFILE OF HON’BLE Mr. JUSTICE KUMAR RAJARATNAM

Name: Mr. Justice Kumar Rajaratnam, B.A.
Barrister-at–Law,

Son of Late V.R.Rajaratnam, I.P (Former Inspector-General, Madras Presidency.)

Date of birth: 13th March 1942

Call to the bar: By the Hon’ble Society of the Gray’s Inn,
London, during the Hilary Term 1970.

Louis Mountbatten, the 1st Earl Mountbatten was the Chief Guest at the Annual Dinner of Gray’s Inn

Other particulars: Mr. Justice Kumar Rajaratnam was the Recipient of Mountbatten Scholarship to Read for the bar.

He Completed Pupillage in London- 1970.

And Practiced at Assizes Court, Oxford, during his Pupillage

Date of Enrolment: The Bar Council of India, Madras, on 10th March 1971 and Joined the chambers of Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. Ratnavel Pandian (Judge of Hon’ble Supreme Court)

Education: Schooling at the Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty, and the Madras Christian College High School, Madras.

Graduated from Loyola College, Madras University, B.A., (economics)

Positions held: First Indian to be elected as President of the Gray’s Inn debating Society, London, in 1969.

Elected as President, Madras Bar Association during 1992-1993 and 1993-1994.

Elevation: Only Barrister-at-Law after Independence to be elevated as Judge, High Court Madras, on 10.01.1994, and thereafter transferred to Karnataka as Judge, High Court of Karnataka, Bangalore on 24.01.1994.

Elevated as Chief Justice, High Court of Madhya Pradesh in September 2003.

Appointed as Presiding Officer of Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT), Mumbai, from 20.03.2004 to 20.12.2005.

Chairman – Tamil Nadu State Minorities Commission, 2006.

Note: As a Judge, Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kumar Rajaratnam believed and proposed the concept of compensation to be awarded to victims of crimes.

Sports: Participated in Tournament in School and College and as a Banker, he had played Tennis representing Standard Charted Bank and Bank of America in London and San Francisco, USA.

He was avid follower of Cricket, Tennis and Football.

He was a .22 Long Rifle Shooter
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