M. Karpaga Vinayagam (born 16 May 1946) is one of the greatest Indian Judge, Tamil scholar and former Chief Justice of the Jharkhand High Court.

Early life

Vinayagam was born in 1946 at

Devakottai Devakottai is a first-grade municipality in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. Located in the Sivaganga district, the town is situated close to the Karaikudi, near Rameswaram National Highway Road (NH-210). It is one of the major cities comes und ...

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in a family with legal background. He passed B.A. in

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in 1969 from Alagappa University and got

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. degree from the

Madras Law College Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, commonly known by its former name Madras Law College, is a law school, located in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India. It is also referred to as Government Law College or GLC, Chennai. It was established in ...

in 1972.

Career

Vinayagam started practice as a Criminal side Advocate in the

Madras High Court The Madras High Court is a High Court in India. It has appellate jurisdiction over the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry. It is located in Chennai, and is the third oldest high court of India after the Calcutta High C ...

. He appeared as the Government Counsel in the High Court for seven years consecutively. In 1993 he became the Editor of the

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based Law journal Current Criminal Report. Vinayagam was elevated as a Judge in the Madras High Court in 1996. He was appointed the Chief Justice of

Jharkhand High Court The Jharkhand High Court is one of the newest high courts in India. It was established in 2000. The court has jurisdiction over Jharkhand state. The seat of the court is at Ranchi, the administrative capital of the state. The court has a sa ...

on 17 September 2006. Apart from his judicial career Justice Vinayagam has immense knowledge on Classical and ancient

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. He wrote a book on Criminal Law in the Ancient Period. After the retirement, he practiced in the

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as senior advocate. In November 2008 Vinayagam was reappointed in the post of the Chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity,

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vinayagam, M. Karpaga 1946 births Living people Indian judges Chief Justices of the Jharkhand High Court Judges of the Madras High Court 21st-century Indian judges 21st-century Indian lawyers Tamil scholars People from Sivaganga district People from Devakottai