Palapatti Sadaya Goundar Kailasam (12 September 1915 – 10 August 1986) was a former Chief Justice of Madras High Court and Judge of the Supreme Court of India.[1]
Career
editKailasam was born in the Palapatti Zamindar family of the undivided Salem district, now in the Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu. He passed B.Sc. in Botany from Presidency College, Madras in 1935. In 1937, he completed his law degree from Madras Law College. He was appointed Public Prosecutor of Madras High Court in 1960 and also worked as acting Advocate general for few days. Kailasam became the permanent judge of this High Court on 20 October 1960 and was elevated to the post of Chief Justice on 8 April 1976.[2] Justice Kailasam was appointed Judge of Supreme Court in 1977 as the first Chief Justice of Madras who accepted the appointment to Supreme Court of India. He retired on 12 September 1980.[3]
Family
editJustice Kailasam married the renowned Tamil poet Smt. Soundra Kailasam. Their daughter's name is Nalini Chidambaram, wife of P. Chidambaram, former Union Minister of India.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Stamp released in memory of P S Kailasam, former judge of Supreme Court of India". Deccan Chronicle. 13 September 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Madras High Court | Former Chief Justices". www.hcmadras.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ Gadbois, George H. Jr. (2 May 2011). Judges of the Supreme Court of India: 1950–1989. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908838-6.
- ^ "Tamil poet, orator Soundara Kailasam passes away". The Hindu. 16 October 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Poet Soundara Kailasam is no more". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 June 2021.