Radhakrishnan Appointed As Telangana High Court Chief Justice

New Delhi: The Union Law Ministry today announced Justice Thottathil B. Radhakrishnan as Telangana High Court's Chief Justice. In its announcement, the Ministry mentioned that Justice Raghavendra Singh Chouhan and Justice V Ramasubramanian will continue as the Court's Justices. After due recommendations of the Chief Justice of India, President Ramnath Kovind took the decision, it said. These appointments would be effective 1 January, 2019.

Radhakrishnan was born on 29 April, 1959. He completed his education from St. Joseph's Convent and Government Boys High School in Kollam. Later he had graduated in Law from Kolar Gold Fields Law College in Karnataka. He began practicing Law in 1983 in Trivandrum. After having gained a reputation as a civil lawyer, Radhakrishnan was on two occasions appointed as the temporary Chief Justice of Kerela High Court.

On 18 March, 2017, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of Chhattisgarh. Later, in July this year, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Hyderabad High Court. Following the issuance of a separate High Court notification for Andhra Pradesh, Radhakrishnan was appointed as the Telangana High Court's Chief Justice by the President.

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