T. S. Sivagnanam
Hon'ble Chief Justice T. S. Sivagnanam | |
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Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court | |
Assumed office 11 May 2023 Acting: 31 March 2023 — 10 May 2023 | |
Nominated by | Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud |
Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
Preceded by | Prakash Shrivastava |
Judge of Calcutta High Court | |
In office 25 October 2021 – 30 March 2023 | |
Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
Judge of Madras High Court | |
In office 31 March 2009 – 24 October 2021 | |
Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
Personal details | |
Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India | 16 September 1963
Parent(s) | Dr. T. S. Subbiah Mrs. Nalini Subbiah |
T. S. Sivagnanam (born 16 September 1963) is an Indian Judge. Presently, he is serving as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. He is former Judge of Madras High Court.[1][2]
Early life
Dr. T. S. Subbiah and Mrs. Nalini Subbiah are the
As an advocate
After enrollment, Justice Sivagnanam joined the chamber of Shri. R. Gandhi, Senior Advocate. Justice Sivagnanam was appointed Additional Central Government Standing Counsel during 2000.[3]
As judge of high court
Justice Sivagnanam was appointed Additional
TNSJA
Justice T. S. Sivagnanam is one of the Members of the Board of Governors of the TNSJA (Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy).[5]
Virtual hearings
During the COVID - 19 pandemic, the Computer Committee of the High Court of Madras, headed by Justice T.S. Sivagnanam had decided to purchase 100 Licences of "MicrosoftTeam" for conducting Virtual Hearing of the Cases by all Judicial Officers in the State of Tamil Nadu.[6]
Electronic processes
Another important step taken by the Computer Committee of the High Court of Madras, headed by Justice T. S. Sivagnanam, was to introduce NSTEP (National Service and Tracking of Electronic Process). By purchasing 1200 Smart Phones for the Process Servers, the Service of the Court Processes was made easy, simple within a short span of time.
Important cases
Mines case
In an Important case, Justices T S Sivagnanam and G Jayachandran passed an order of winding up the commission headed by IAS officer U Sagayam. This case was relating to the appointment of former Madurai District Collector Sagayam as Special Officer/Legal Commissioner to conduct probe into all granite mining contracts and licences given to various private companies in Tamil Nadu.[7][8]
Sterlite Plant Case
Justices T S Sivagnanam and V Bhavani Subbaroyan in a judgement dismissed a batch of 10 petitions filed by Vedanta on behalf of the Sterlite Copper Plant at Thoothukudi.[9]
Income Tax Notice case
Justice T S Sivagnanam had allowed writ petitions filed by the former Finance Minister of India Mr. Chidambaram and his family members, challenging the demand notices saying there was reason to believe that income chargeable to tax had escaped assessment. Mr. Chidambaram submitted that he and his family grow coffee and after pulping and drying, sell the raw coffee. Proceeds of its sale are agricultural income exempted from the applicability of Section 10(1) of the Income Tax Act.[10]
References
- ^ "Madras High Court | Profile of Judges". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "TNSJA | Board | Profiles". www.tnsja.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Bar Council of Tamilnadu and Puducherry - Official Website". barcounciloftamilnadupuducherry.org. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Madras High Court - Present Judges". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "TNSJA | Board". www.tnsja.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Order relating to Mining".
- ^ "Mines Case".
- ^ "Sterlite Copper".
- ^ "Income Tax Demand Notice".