By TwoCircles.net Staff Correspondent,
Chennai: Js MY Iqbal has been appointed the new Chief Justice of the Madras High Court in Chennai. He took his oath in the presence of Tamil Nadu Governor Surjeet Singh Barnala in the function held in the Rajbhavan on Thursday. Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Deputy CM Stalin, ministers, Chief Secretary Sreepati, High Court judges Ibrahim Khaleefullah and Bhanumathi were also present at the function.
Js Iqbal has been appointed to the post as former Chief Justice HN Gokhale was promoted to the Supreme Court in April. He has been serving as senior judge in the Jharkhand HC since 2000.
Js Iqbal began his law career arguing civil cases in Ranchi district court in 1975. In 1990, he became the Government Pleader in the Ranchi Bench of the Patna High Court. Three years later, he became the Government Advocate in the High Court. He became a permanent judge in the Patna HC in 1996.