It is an honour and privilege to be the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, a premier judicial institution rich in its history, said Chief Justice Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani at the welcome address given to her at High Court Bench on Monday.
The bench is a branch of the bar and both the bench and the bar are of the same family. Only through this unity justice can be achieved. The lawyers form the pillars of the temple of justice, she said, thanking fellow judges and advocates for the welcome given to her.
The law is necessary to maintain a well-ordered society, she said and added that advocates were like architects who helped mould the law. The Chief Justice appreciated the Bar Associations of Madurai and those in southern districts for their efforts toward establishment of the High Court Bench in Madurai.
Additional Advocate General K. Chellapandian, Assistant Solicitor General V. Kathirvelu and presidents of the five Bar Associations at the High Court Bench welcomed the Chief Justice.
The Chief Justice who is on a two-day visit to Madurai, laid the foundation stone for a transit quarters, which would accommodate court staff at the High Court Officers and Staff Quarters. She also inaugurated Justice M.Chockalingam library section and Justice Anna Chandy air-conditioned hall at the Women Advocates’ Association.
Speaking at the event, she said that Madras High Court had the highest number of women judges in the country. She hoped that with the rise in number of women opting for the legal profession, some day there would be an equal, if not more women representatives of the profession.
She would be inaugurating eight new judges’ apartments and an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre on the court premises on Tuesday. Earlier, sitting at the High Court Bench for the first time, Chief Justice V.K.Tahilramani heard criminal appeals.
