Vaiyapuri Periyakaruppiah (Tamil

Tamil language

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:வையாபுரி பெரியகருப்பையா) is a judge

Judge

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 of the Madras High Court

Madras High Court

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 in India

India

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Early life and career

Justice V.Periyakaruppiah was Born in October 1950, in Kamatchipuram

Kamatchipuram

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, Theni district

Theni District

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After his school education at P.H.N. High School in Kamatchipuram, he did his degree course from the V.H.N.S.N. College in Virudhunagar

Virudhunagar

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. He obtained law degree from the Madras Law College in 1974. He was enrolled as an advocate in August 1974.

After practising in Madurai

Madurai

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, he was directly appointed Sub-Judge in 1989. He has served in Villupuram, Thiruvallur, Chennai

Chennai

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 and Cuddalore

Cuddalore

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in the Subordinate and District Judiciaries. He was Registrar (Vigilance) of the High Court for nearly three years, and was also the first Registrar (Judicial) of the Madurai Bench of the High Court.

Just before getting elevated as a High court Judge in Madras High court, he was serving as Principal Judge, in City Civil Court at Chennai.

His position was made permanent on November 10, 2009 after a brief swearing in ceremony.