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MBA felicitates Justice V. Mohana, first woman from Tamil Nadu to be elevated directly to Supreme Court

The Hindu – National

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MBA felicitates Justice V. Mohana, first woman from Tamil Nadu to be elevated directly to Supreme Court

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Published - July 07, 2026 12:34 am IST - CHENNAI Justice V. Mohana, judge, Supreme Court, looks on as Madras High Court Chief Justice (second from right) receives a memento from Madras Bar Association president V.R. Kamalanathan during a felcitation organised for her by the association in Chennai on Monday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Madras Bar Association (MBA) on Monday felicitated Justice V. Mohana for being the first woman hailing from Tamil Nadu to be elevated directly as a judge of the Supreme Court. Justice Mohana also inaugurated an MBA Endowment Lecture Series, in memory of M.K. The Supreme Court judge said M.K. Raman, was a “brilliant lawyer” who still holds the record of having been the youngest Advocate-General of Tamil Nadu and the first south Indian to be appointed as an Additional Solicitor General. “Mr.

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She also inaugurates an endowment lecture series and hails the contributions of M.K. Nambyar, V.P. Raman, R. Krishnamoorthy and M. Subramaniam to the march of law

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