The Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry bidding adieu to Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, Judge, Supreme Court of India on her retirement Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, enrolled as an advocate on 07.01.1981 before the Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry and practiced on Civil and Criminal sides in most of the districts in Tamilnadu. Her lordship entered Tamilnadu Higher
The Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry bidding adieu to Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, Judge, Supreme Court of India on her retirement
Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, enrolled as an advocate on 07.01.1981 before the Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry and practiced on Civil and Criminal sides in most of the districts in Tamilnadu. Her lordship entered Tamilnadu Higher Judicial Service in the year 1988 as a direct recruit (District Judge) and dealt with number of cases. Thereafter, her Lordship was elevated as Judge, High Court of Madras on 03.04.2003 and decided several important cases and delivered landmark judgments.
Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi was appointed as Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court on 16.11.2013 and after serving few months, her Lordship was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on 13.08.2014. Her
Lordship has always been interested in continuing Judicial Education of Judicial Officers and strengthening judicial system and organised various training and other programmes for the Judicial Officers and Advocates. Her Lordship had authored separate concuring opinion which prescribed the death penalty for the accused in Nirbhaya case.
Her Lordship got an opportunity to join the Bench at an early age and her endeavour as always been to see that junior members of the Bar got an opportunity in Court because that is the only way to their growth. Her Lordship’s merit and legal acumen were unparalled and her Judgments were testaments to it.
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Her Lordship is a motivated Judge to young lawyers and whenever her Lordship comes to Tamilnadu, always advice the young lawyers to equip themselves with the recent technologies in order to compete with others. The Hon’ble Judge had also been a mentor and teacher to young lawyers particularly practicing in Tamilnadu and Puducherry. The Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi had administrated the oath to all the members of the Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry on 17.08.2019 and on that day, motivated the Bar Council to take maximum efforts to help the young advocates to equip themselves. Due to that, we achieved in getting stipend of Rs.3,000/- per month to the young lawyers for two years who are practicing in Tamilnadu.
Today, as we bid her farewell from the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, our best wishes to her and we pray for her longevity, good health and happiness and active and fulfilling next chapter.
On behalf of the entire legal fraternity, the Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry wish all the best to Hon’ble Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi for her retirement and peace for the rest of her life.
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CHAIRMAN, BAR COUNCIL. VICE CHAIRMAN SENIOR ADVOCATE
VICE CHAIRMAN BCI
