K.P. Dandapani was the Advocate General of

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, India, from 2011 to 2016.

Early life

Dandapani was born in

. He is the son of late V.K. Padmanabhan and M.K. Narayani. Dandapani completed his primary education from St. Albert's High School, Ernakulam. After his primary education, he joined for degree in St. Albert's college itself. After completion of his degree, he joined for professional degree course in Government Law College, Ernakulam. He completed his law degree and graduated in 1968 and enrolled as an advocate in the same year.

Career

K.P. Dandapani enrolled as an advocate on 17 May 1968. He started his legal practice under late S.Easwara Iyer, Senior Advocate. He started independent practice in the year 1972 with his wife Sumathi Dandapani. He was practicing in field of Civil, Company, Constitution and Criminal laws. In the year 1996, he was appointed as the Judge of Kerala High Court. However, five months after the appointment when he was transferred to Gujarat High Court. e was terminated by President of IndiaIn the year 2006 for non compliance of order., he became designated as the Senior Advocate by the Kerala High Court along with his wife. He is the legal adviser and standing counsel of many companies and establishments, including the

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, Leela Group of Companies,

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, Thangal Kunju Musaliar College of Engineering, Kollam, Malabar Christian College, Kozhikode, and KITEX Group of Companies. He was the president of Kerala High Court Advocate's Association. He is one of the committee member of Kerala High Court Legal Service Authority.

Personal life

He is married to Sumathi and has two children. Daughter Mittu is a practicing lawyer in

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and son Millu is a practicing lawyer of

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. His wife Sumathi Dandapani is also a practicing Senior Advocate in

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dandapani, K. P. Living people 20th-century Indian lawyers Malayali people People from Ernakulam district Advocates General for Indian states Year of birth missing (living people)