Judges Appointment: 213 Civil Judges took oath en masse

June 19, 2019:

In a first, 213 civil judges/magistrates selected by Madras high court were administered oath en masse on Monday, at a brief ceremony.

Justice Vineet Kothari administered the oath to all the 213 judges appointed through direct recruitment. All the newly appointed judges will undergo a year's training in the Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy, after which they will be posted based on vacancies in the state and the Union territory of Puducherry.

As many as 8,688 candidates were in the running for the recruitment, which was finalised in August 2018. While 684 of them cleared the preliminary exam, only 674 attended the main exam of which 234 were selected for personal interview.

Justice M M Sundresh, member of the recruitment panel, welcomed the gathering and urged the new judges to serve without fear, favour or ill will. Delivering the keynote address, Justice S Manikumar, chairperson of the Tamil Nadu Judicial Academy, said the recruits have made a mistake if they chose the job for status and remuneration.

"The job brings added responsibility," he said. Relatives and family members of the new recruits attended in the function.

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