T. S. Sivagnanam
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Hon'ble Chief Justice (Retd.) Tirunelveli Subbiah Sivagnanam | |
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| 43rd Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 11 May 2023 – 15 September 2025 Acting: 31 March 2023 — 10 May 2023 | |
| Nominated by | D. Y. Chandrachud |
| Appointed by | Droupadi Murmu |
| Preceded by | Prakash Shrivastava |
| Succeeded by |
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| Judge of Calcutta High Court | |
| In office 25 October 2021 – 10 May 2023 | |
| Nominated by | N. V. Ramana |
| Appointed by | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Judge of Madras High Court | |
| In office 31 March 2009 – 24 October 2021 | |
| Nominated by | K. G. Balakrishnan |
| Appointed by | Pratibha Patil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 September 1963 |
| Parent(s) | Dr. T. S. Subbiah Nalini Subbiah |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai (B.Sc.) Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai (L.L.B.) |
Tirunelveli Subbiah Sivagnanam (born 16 September 1963) is a retired Indian judge who served as the 43rd Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court. He is a former judge of Calcutta High Court and Madras High Court.[1]
Sivagnanam was born to Dr. T. S. Subbiah and Nalini Subbiah. He was born on 16 September 1963. He completed his B.Sc. degree at Loyola College, Chennai, obtained his L.L.B degree from Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai and enrolled in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu on 10 September 1986.[2]
As an advocate
After enrollment, Justice Sivagnanam joined the chamber of Mr. R. Gandhi, Senior Advocate. Justice Sivagnanam was appointed Additional Central Government Standing Counsel during 2000.[3]
As judge of high court
Justice Sivagnanam was appointed Additional Judge, of the High Court of Madras on 31 March 2009 and later he was appointed Permanent Judge on 29 March 2011. He is the Chairman for the Computer Committee of the High Court of Madras.[4] He was transferred as a Judge of Calcutta High Court and took oath on 25 October 2021. On 11 May 2023, he took oath as the Chief Justice of Calcutta High Court.[5] He retired as Calcutta Chief Justice on 15 September 2025 after serving a tenure of over 2 years.[6] He was at the 2nd rank in the all India seniority list of high court judges on the date of his retirement.
TNSJA
Justice T. S. Sivagnanam is one of the Members of the Board of Governors of the TNSJA (Tamil Nadu State Judicial Academy).[7]
Virtual hearings
During the COVID - 19 pandemic, the Computer Committee of the High Court of Madras, headed by Justice T.S. Sivagnanam had decided to purchase 100 Licences of "MicrosoftTeam" for conducting Virtual Hearing of the Cases by all Judicial Officers in the State of Tamil Nadu.[8]