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News18•08-10-2026, 17:45
Delhi High Court Bids Emotional Farewell to Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha
  • •Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha demitted office after a distinguished judicial career spanning three decades.
  • •She entered the judicial service in Kerala in 1995 and was elevated as a high court judge there in 2021, later transferring to the Delhi High Court.
  • •During her tenure in Delhi, she handled numerous significant criminal cases and delivered landmark rulings.
  • •In her farewell address, she expressed gratitude to the Delhi High Court judges for their warm welcome and support.

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Justice Chandrasekharan Sudha demitted office on Thursday after serving in the judiciary for three decades. She assumed her role as a judge of the Delhi High Court on October 28, 2025.

Justice Sudha entered the judicial service in Kerala in 1995 and was later elevated as a high court judge there in 2021. She initially served as an additional judge of the Kerala High Court in 2021 before becoming a permanent judge in 2023.

During her tenure, Justice Sudha handled several criminal cases, including sentencing a woman to 10 years in jail for abetting rape and acquitting Geeta Arora alias Sonu Punjaban of trafficking charges. She also upheld a man's conviction for assaulting a visually impaired minor girl and remarked that a girl's clothing choice is personal.