Centre Notifies Appointment Of Two Judicial Officers As Madras High Court Judges
The Ministry of Law and Justice has notified the appointment of two judicial officers as judges of the Madras High Court.
The names were recommended by the Supreme Court Collegium at a meeting held on May 18, 2026. The two judicial officers notified are Shri Dharmalingam Lingeswaran and Shri Karthikeyan Balathandayutham.
Law Minister Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal announced the development on X. In his post, he said the President had appointed the two judicial officers as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court, exercising powers conferred by the Constitution of India and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India.
The post named the two appointees as Shri Dharmalingam Lingeswaran and Shri Balathandayutham Karthikeyan.
Source: Verdictum