From Rented Room In Delhi To Supreme Court: Justice KV Viswanathan's Journey
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Justice KV Vishwanathan has represented many important cases in the Supreme Court and has been appointed as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in many highly sensitive cases.
Senior Lawyer Kalpathy Venkataraman Viswanathan, who this morning took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court of India, has had a long and difficult journey to the top court. He will become the Chief Justice of India upon the retirement of Justice JB Pardiwala on August 11, 2030, and remain in the post till May 25, 2031.
Justice KV Viswanathan came to Delhi from Tamil Nadu in 1988 and started practising in the Supreme Court while staying in a room in South Delhi's RK Puram. He is the third person from Tamil Nadu to become the CJI, also the fourth -- after SM Sikri, UU Lalit, and PS Narasimha -- to be appointed directly from the bar
The 57-year-old hails from Tamil Nadu's Pollachi town and lives near Coimbatore. Justice KV Viswanathan did his schooling at Pollachi Arokia Matha Matriculation School, went to study at Sainik School Amaravathinagar and then at Udhagai Susaiyappar High School. He did a five-year integrated law course at the Coimbatore Law College.
His father, KV Venkataraman, has been a public prosecutor in Coimbatore.
