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| J. Kanakaraj | |
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| Born | 1936 Maravanmadam, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Known for | Madras high court judge |
J. Kanakaraj (born 1936) is a former judge of the high court of Madras.
Career
J. Kanakaraj was born at Maravanmadam, near Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, in 1936. He graduated from university with an M.A. in Mathematics and a Bachelor's in Law. In 1959 he became an advocate in the high court of Madras. He was appointed Additional Government Pleader in 1989, and judge of the high court in March 1990.
Post-retirement
After retiring from the high court he was appointed Chairman of Sales Tax Special Tribunal for a three year term. The SIPCOT chemical industry estate in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, was investigated in November 2002 by an team from the Indian People's Tribunal headed by J. Kanakaraj. The team reported "a noticeable stench of chemicals in the air". Their report was published in July 2003. It found that "Villages like Kudikadu, Thaikal, Eachangadu and Sonnanchavadi lie in a virtual 'gas chamber' surrounded on three sides by chemical factories and bounded on the fourth by the river".
As of 2012 J. Kanakaraj was a member of the Tamil Nadu branch of Transparency International India. He was chairman of the Chevalier T. Thomas Elizabeth College for Women in North Chennai. He had been appointed to this position on 15 December 2002 by a Division Bench of the Madras High Court.
References
- ^ "Report On Human Rights Violations, Industrial Pollution and the Implications of the Proposed Chemplast Sanmar PVC Factory in SIPCOT, Cuddalore, T.N" (PDF). Indian People's Tribunal. July 2003. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- Shrivastava, A.k. (2007). Environment Trafficking. APH Publishing. p. 181-182. ISBN 8131300307.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - "Transparency International India - Tamil Nadu". Transparency International India. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- "C.T.T.E Trust". Chevalier T. Thomas Elizabeth College for Women. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
- J. Venkatesan (Sep 08, 2004). "Apex court to examine contempt plea against retired judge". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-04-23.
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