Sitting judge of the Madras High Court S. Vimala was awarded doctorate in law by Governor K. Rosaiah here on Monday.

Justice Vimala was one of the 5,397 candidates awarded their degrees at the 8th convocation of The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University. Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul was the chief guest and Mr. Rosaiah presided in his capacity as the Chancellor.

Senior Civil Judge R. Sathya and N. Ramapiran Ranjith Singh, member of the Syndicate – the highest decision-making body of the TNDALU – were among the 103 who received their degrees from the Governor.

Dr. Singh is an Assistant Professor at the Government Law College, Tirunelveli. For her Doctor of Philosophy degree, Justice Vimala worked on juvenile justice and how it conflicts with laws in Tamil Nadu.

“One positive feature that has emerged not only in legal education, but also in other forms of education, is the steady increase in the number of female students. We now see a significant percentage of female students in legal education and this, in turn, reflects in a larger number of women entering the subordinate judiciary, teaching and in legal profession,” said the Chief Justice.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Chennai / by Special Correspondent / Chennai – April 19th, 2016