LEGAL & JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE

• 34 years of experience as a Judicial Officer at the Madras High Court, Chennai

• 14+ years of practice before the High Court of Madras, covering:
  – Original Side
  – Civil, Criminal, Writ, and Appellate Side

• Practicing before the Principal District & Sessions Court at Vellore and Madurai

• Senior Panel Advocate for AGOT (Administrators General & Official Trustee), Tamil Nadu

• Senior Member, Lok Adalat – High Court Legal Services Authority, Chennai

BANKING & TRIBUNAL EXPERIENCE

• Rendered legal opinions for Indian Bank (Chennai City branches)

• Handled O.A. (Original Applications) and S.A. (Securitisation Applications) for Indian Bank before:
  – DRT (Debt Recovery Tribunal)
  – DRAT (Debt Recovery Appellate Tribunal)

ARBITRATION & MEDIATION

• President – Chennai Arbitration Centre

• Member – Mediators India (National Association of Indian Mediators)

• Senior Panel Mediator – Appointed by the Hon’ble High Court of Madras (since 2008)

• Conducting mediations at:
  – High Court Mediation Centre, Chennai
  – Family Courts, Chennai

• Successfully cleared the Advanced Certificate in International Arbitration from the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), UK

• Member Grade: MCIArb (UK)

COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• President – Lions Club Coral, Chennai

• Member – Free Mason, Chennai

• Member – Madras Race Course (MRC), Guindy, Chennai

• Member – Towers Club, Anna Nagar, Chennai

OFFICE ADDRESS :

No.156, Thambu Chetty Street, Andhra Insurance Building, 2nd Floor, Room No.13, Parrys, Chennai-600 001

CHAMBER ADDRESS :

No.474, Addl.Law Chamber, High Court Buildings, Chennai-600 104.