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Madras High Court gets new judge

J Sathya Narayana Prasad was on Wednesday appointed as an additional judge of the Madras High Court.

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New Delhi

The Department of Justice in the Law Ministry issued a notification about Prasad's appointment.

Additional judges are usually appointed for a period of two years before being made permanent judges.

As on September 1, the Madras High Court had a sanctioned strength of 75 but was functioning with 56 judges -- a shortfall of 19.

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