The Madras High Court saw the appointment of three new Additional Advocates-General yesterday. The three lawyers appointed are STS Murthi, C Manishankar and V Ayyadurai..STS Murthi, who hails from Erode district, has been a law officer for almost fifteen years. He served as Government Advocate from 1991 to 1996 and was appointed as Central Government Standing Counsel in 1998. He served as Special Government Pleader from 2001 to 2005 and was reappointed in 2011..He was appointed as the Government Pleader of the Madras High Court in 2013 and served in the said post for three and a half years. He has also been the Standing Counsel for various government-owned corporations and universities..C Manishankar has been at the Bar for almost 28 years, having joined the chambers of Senior Advocate Habibullah Badsha in 1988. He was Special Public Prosecutor for the State of Tamil Nadu/Crime Branch CID from 2003 to 2006..He was also Special Public Prosecutor for the State of Karnataka in the Madras High Court, in respect of cases filed against Veerappan. He was appointed Special Counsel for the State of Kerala in the Madras High Court..V Ayyadurai began practice in 1982 and worked in the chambers of Senior Advocate and former Advocate General R Krishnamoorthy. He has been an empanelled advocate at the High Court since 2007.
The Madras High Court saw the appointment of three new Additional Advocates-General yesterday. The three lawyers appointed are STS Murthi, C Manishankar and V Ayyadurai..STS Murthi, who hails from Erode district, has been a law officer for almost fifteen years. He served as Government Advocate from 1991 to 1996 and was appointed as Central Government Standing Counsel in 1998. He served as Special Government Pleader from 2001 to 2005 and was reappointed in 2011..He was appointed as the Government Pleader of the Madras High Court in 2013 and served in the said post for three and a half years. He has also been the Standing Counsel for various government-owned corporations and universities..C Manishankar has been at the Bar for almost 28 years, having joined the chambers of Senior Advocate Habibullah Badsha in 1988. He was Special Public Prosecutor for the State of Tamil Nadu/Crime Branch CID from 2003 to 2006..He was also Special Public Prosecutor for the State of Karnataka in the Madras High Court, in respect of cases filed against Veerappan. He was appointed Special Counsel for the State of Kerala in the Madras High Court..V Ayyadurai began practice in 1982 and worked in the chambers of Senior Advocate and former Advocate General R Krishnamoorthy. He has been an empanelled advocate at the High Court since 2007.