Vaiyapuri Periyakaruppiah is a retired judge of the Madras High Court in India.[3]

Vaiyapuri Periyakaruppiah
Judge(retired), Madras High Court
In office
12 November 2007[1] – 4 October 2012[2]
Personal details
Born(1950-10-00)October 1950
Kamatchipuram, Theni District, Tamil Nadu
India
SpouseVani Periyakaruppiah
ChildrenVeena Suresh
Karthik Pranab Singh

Early life and career

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Justice V. Periyakaruppiah was born on 5 October 1950, at Kamatchipuram (Theni district), Tamil Nadu, India.[4]

After receiving education at P.H.N. High School in Kamatchipuram, he completed his initial undergraduate degree course from the V.H.N.S.N. College in Virudhunagar. He then later obtained a law degree from the Madras Law College in 1974. He got enrolled as an advocate in August 1974.

After practising in Madurai, he was directly appointed as a Subordinate-Judge in 1989. He has served in Villupuram, Thiruvallur, Chennai and Cuddalore under the Subordinate and District Judiciaries. He was also served in the administrative positions of the Madras High court as Registrar (Vigilance) for nearly three years and also was the first Registrar (Judicial) of the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court.

Just before being promoted as a Judge in the High Court of Madras in November 2007, he served as the Principal Judge in the City Civil Court, Chennai.

His position as a judge in Madras High court was made permanent on 10 November 2009 after a brief swearing in ceremony.[5]

After 23 years of service as a judge in the Indian judiciary, he retired from the service on 4 October 2012 and took over the charge as a judicial member in the Armed Forces Tribunal (Chennai bench).[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Archive News". The Hindu. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 8 November 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b Tamil Nadu (5 October 2012). "High Court judge retires - TAMIL NADU". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Madras High Court". Hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  4. ^ "CDJ - Judgments - Supreme Court - High Court - Case laws - Head Notes - India Law Judgments". Cdjlawjournal.com. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  5. ^ The author has posted comments on this article (8 November 2009). "14 addl judges of Madras high court made permanent". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2 June 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ The author has posted comments on this article (5 October 2012). "Forces tribunal bench gets judge after 6 months". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2016. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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