Hon'ble Chief Justice M. Sundar | |
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10th Chief Justice of Manipur High Court | |
Assumed office 15 September 2025 | |
Nominated by | B. R. Gavai |
Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
Preceded by | K. Somashekar |
Judge of Madras High Court | |
In office 5 October 2016 –14 September 2025 | |
Nominated by | T. S. Thakur |
Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Alma mater | Madras Law College |
M. Sundar (born 19 July 1966) is an Indian judge who is currently serving as the Chief Justice of Manipur High Court. [1] He has previously served as a judge of the Madras High Court. [2]
Sundar was born on 19 July 1966 in Chennai. He did his graduation in law from Madras Law College and he belonged to the first batch of 5 years integrated Law Course. He was enrolled as an advocate in 1989. [3]
He practiced as an advocate primarily in the Madras High Court mostly on the matters of civil side. [4]
He was appointed as Judge of Madras High Court on 5 October 2016 and has been serving there since. He is also serving as executive chairman of Madras State Legal Services Authority since 2025. [5] On 11 September 2025 Supreme Court Collegium led by CJI B. R. Gavai recommended him to be appointed as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court [6] and government cleared his appointment on shortly [7] and he took oath as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court on 15 September 2025. [8]