V. Shircy
Hon'ble Justice V. Shircy | |
|---|---|
| Judge Kerala High Court | |
| Assumed office 5 October 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 May 1960 |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Nationality |  India |
| Website | High Court of Kerala |
V. Shircy (born on 31 May 1960) is the judge of 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][3].
Early life
Shircy graduated from St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam in 1981 and obtained Law Degree from Government Law College, Ernakulam.
Career
Shircy enrolled as an Advocate in 1984 and started practicing in Thodupuzha. On 11 July 1988 she joined Kerala Civil Judicial Service as Munsiff at Pathanamthitta. Subsequently served as Munsiff-Magistrate at Perambra, as Sub Judge at Thrissur, Kozhikode, Kochi and Kottayam, as Chief Judicial Magistrate at Thrissur, as Judge Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal at Ottapalam, as Judge, Family Court at Kozhikode and Thrissur, as Additional District Judge at Ernakulam, Kozhikode and Thrissur, as Principal District Judge at Manjeri, Thalassery and Thiruvananthapuram and as the Chairperson of the Administrative Committee of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram. On 5 October 2016 she was appointed as additional judge of Kerala High Court and became permanent from 16 March 2018[1]
References
- ^ a b "Official".
- ^ "Kerala Judiciary Creates History With Four Women Judges". News outlookindia.com. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "Four women judges in the Kerala High Court is a record, but is this enough?". News scroll.in. Retrieved 19 October 2016.