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Justice K. Chandru (born 1951), is an Indian advocate and former judge of Madras High Court. Chandru has disposed of 96,000 cases during his tenure as a Judge. Chandru is known for a case which took place in 1993 when he was practising as a lawyer, to which the film Jai Bhim (2021) is dedicated. [citation needed]
Justice K. Chandru is known for providing justice to several impoverished and downtrodden people in Tamil Nadu as a judge at the Madras High Court (from 2006 to 2014). K. Chandru is also known for his fight against caste discrimination and the rights of the backward communities in Tamil Nadu.
- 8 May 1951 (Tuesday)
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Nov 13, 2021 · 70-year-old Chandru – he doesn’t like his name to be pre-fixed with Justice – never appeared for big corporates and had always used his legal acumen to fight for the poor and downtrodden.
Nov 3, 2021 · Justice K Chandru, the inspiration for Suriya’s character in recent Tamil film ‘Jai Bhim’, shares his experience of the judicial system in fighting for the disadvantaged.
- Shubashree Desikan
- Kasturi Building, Anna Salai, 859-860, Mount Road, Chennai, 600002, Tamil Nadu
Nov 21, 2021 · Chandru was born in a middle class orthodox family in Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, on May 8, 1951. He has an elder sister, and is the third of four brothers. His father, an Indian Railways employee, moved the family to Chennai when Chandru was a schoolboy; soon after, he lost his mother.
Nov 8, 2021 · The horrific death of Rajakannu due to the custodial torture was a challenging and landmark legal battle for K Chandru when the victim’s wife Sengani (real name Parvathi) came to the lawyer for help.