Justice M. Nirmal Kumar, Judge, Madras High Court, stepped in to give a new lease of life to the century-old structure by renovating it into a full-fledged open auditorium for school events.

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Madras HC judge helps transform British-era ‘stage’ into an open auditorium at Government Boys School in Ranipet
Published – March 08, 2026 11:40 pm IST – RANIPET

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Justice M. Nirmal Kumar, Judge, Madras High Court, inaugurated the renovated open auditorium at Government Boys Higher Secondary School at Vannivedu village near Walajah town in Ranipet on Sunday.
Justice M. Nirmal Kumar, Judge, Madras High Court, inaugurated the renovated open auditorium at Government Boys Higher Secondary School at Vannivedu village near Walajah town in Ranipet on Sunday.

For years, a small brick floor in the 1867-built Government Boys Higher Secondary School at Vannivedu village near Walajah town served as an open auditorium for students to receive trophies and medals during annual sports day events.

That was until Justice M. Nirmal Kumar, Judge, Madras High Court, stepped in to give a new lease of life to the century-old structure by renovating it into a full-fledged open auditorium for school events.