Four judicial officers appointed as HC judges
The Hindu
C. Jayachandran, Principal District Judge, Kottayam; Sophy Thomas, High Court Registrar General; P.G. Ajithkumar, Registrar (District Judiciary); and C.S. Sudha, Principal District Judge, Ernakulam; h
C. Jayachandran, Principal District Judge, Kottayam; Sophy Thomas, High Court Registrar General; P.G. Ajithkumar, Registrar (District Judiciary); and C.S. Sudha, Principal District Judge, Ernakulam; have been elevated as Additional Judges of the Kerala High Court.
Mr. Jayachandran had completed his LLB at the Kerala Academy Law College, Thiruvananthapuram, and took LLM from the Mahatma Gandhi University. Enrolled in 1997 as an advocate, he had practiced in the High Court and lower courts in Ernakulam.
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