A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar

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A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar
Judge of Kerala High Court
Assumed office
23 January 2014 (2014-01-23)
Personal details
CitizenshipIndia
Nationality Indian
Parents
  • Justice K. A. Nair (father)
  • Chandralekha Nayar (mother)
Education Lawrence School, Lovedale
Sacred Heart College, Thevara
Govt Law College, Ernakulam
University of Oxford
Alma mater University of Oxford
Website High Court of Kerala

A. K. Jayasankaran Nambiar is a judge of the Kerala High Court. The High Court of Kerala is the highest court in the Indian state of Kerala and in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep. The High Court of Kerala is headquartered at Ernakulam, Kochi. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

Nambiar was born to Justice K. A. Nair, former judge of the Kerala High Court and Chandralekha Nayar. [3] He completed his schooling from Lawrence School, Lovedale, graduated in chemistry from the Sacred Heart College, Thevara and obtained LL.B from Government Law College, Ernakulam with First Rank for which he was awarded the N. Govinda Menon Memorial Gold Medal. Nambiar has completed Masters of Arts in law from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

Career

Nambiar enrolled as an advocate in 1990 and started practising in Ernakulam district with M/s. Menon & Pai Advocates. He specialised in constitutional law and taxation –both direct and indirect. In July 2011, he was designated a senior advocate in the Kerala High Court and on 23 January 2014 he was elevated as an additional judge of High Court of Kerala and became permanent judge of High Court of Kerala on 10 March 2016. [1] [2]

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