Hon’ble Justice M. Venugopal

Hon’ble Justice M. Venugopal
  • Name – Justice M. Venugopal (Rtd.)
  • Education Qualification – B.A. (Eng. Litt.), ML
  • Date of Enrolment – 07/01/1981
  • Date of Entry into judicial service and other particulars– 15/02/1989
    Directly recruited as Sub-Judge in Tamilnadu State Judicial Service at the age of 31 years & 8 months and functioned as such in different Stations till entry into the Cadre of District Judge on 05/06/1997. Functioned as Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Madurai from June, 1997 to May, 1998. Additional District Judge cum – CJM Sivagangai from June, 1998 to April, 2000, Principal District Judge, Srivilliputtur, Virudhunagar, District from 03/05/2000 to 26/03/2003, Registrar (Judicial) High Court of Madras, From 27/03/2003 to 03/08/2006, Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal Chennai from 23/08/2006 to 06/11/2007.
  • Date of Appointment as Additional Judge of High Court of Madras- 12/11/07.
  • Date of Appointment as Permanent Judge of High Court of Madras-10/11/09.
  • Total experience – 30 years, 2 months & 5 days as Judge.
  • Experience as High Court Judge – 11&1/2 years.
  • (a) International Membership – Member, Common Wealth Magistrates & Judges’ Association, London.
    (b) Member – International Bar Association, United Kingdom.
  • Judicial Member, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi from 23/10/2019 to 15/01/2021.
  • Judicial Member, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, Chennai Bench, Chennai from 16/01/2021 to 10/09/2021.
  • Acting Chairperson, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi w.e.f. 11/09/2021 to 07/11/2021.
  • Present Position - Judicial Member, National Company Law Appellate Tribunal w.e.f. 08/11/2021 to 22.10.2023 and reappointed w.e.f. 21.12.2023