Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram

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Kalpathi Rajendran Shriram also known K.R.Shriram (born 28 September 1963) is an Indian judge. He is currently serving as the Chief Justice of Madras High Court, Chennai.^[1] He has also served as one of the justices of Mumbai High Court.^[2]

Siriram was born on 28 September 1963 in Mumbai to Kalpathi Rajendran of Kerala state.^[3] Siriram studied Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Accountancy and Management) and LLB from University of Mumbai. He later obtained a master's degree in Maritime Law from King's College London.

Siriram enrolled as an advocate in the Maharashtra and Goa Bar Association on 3 July 1986, to practice law. Then he took practice with Senior Advocate S. Venkateswaran as a junior lawyer. In the next year, he individually attended cases related to commercial matters with specialization in Shipping and International Trade Law.^[4]

Siriram was appointed as Additional Judge of the Bombay High Court on 21 June 2013 and confirmed as Permanent Judge of the Bombay High Court on 2 March 2016. The Centre notified the appointment of K. R. Shiriram as Chief Justice of Madras High Court on September 21, 2024.^[5][6]