M. Sundar

Hon'ble Chief Justice
M. Sundar
10th Chief Justice of Manipur High Court
Assumed office
15 September 2025
Nominated byB. R. Gavai
Appointed byDroupadi Murmu
Preceded byK. Somashekar
Judge of Madras High Court
In office
5 October 2016 – 14 September 2025
Nominated byT. S. Thakur
Appointed byPranab Mukherjee
Personal details
Born (1966-07-19) 19 July 1966
Alma materMadras 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]

Early life and career

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]

References

  1. ^ "M Sundar sworn in as chief justice of Manipur high court". Hindustan Times. 2025-09-15. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  2. ^ Court, Madras High. "Madras High Court". hcmadras.tn.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2025-04-28. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  3. ^ "SC Collegium Recommends Justices P.B. Bajanthri, Soumen Sen, and M. Sundar as Chief Justices of Patna, Meghalaya, and Manipur High Courts - Law Trend". 2025-09-11. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  4. ^ "Justice M. Sundar Appointed as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court - Law Trend". 2025-09-13. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  5. ^ "Justice M. Sundar nominated as Executive Chairman of Legal Services Authority". The Hindu. 2025-05-18. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  6. ^ Bench, Bar & (2025-09-11). "Supreme Court Collegium recommends Justice M Sundar as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 2025-09-12.
  7. ^ "Madras HC Judge Justice M. Sundar to be next Chief Justice Of Manipur High Court". The Hindu. 2025-09-13. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  8. ^ PTI (2025-09-15). "Justice M Sundar takes oath as Chief Justice of Manipur High Court". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-09-15.