An Indian-origin Judge has been named as a new Chief Justice of Singapore, making him a initial from a village to head a courts. Sundaresh Menon(left), presently Singapore's Judge of Appeal, will assume a office of a arch probity from November 6. He would take over from Justice Chan Sek Keong, who retires during a age of 75, pronounced a matter from a Prime Minister's Office upon a appointment voiced by President Tony Tan.
Reacting to his appointment, Justice Menon said: "I am greatly honoured as well as privileged to be entrusted with this overwhelming responsibility; as well as shamed by a description of those who have been so entrusted before me".
Justice Menon, 50, performed his Master of Laws from Harvard University, after graduating with First Class Honours in Law from a National University of Singapore. He has been a heading counsel as well as after became Singapore's Attorney General before he was allocated to a in front of of Judge of Appeal upon August 1, 2012.
Chief Justice Chan(right)has served in a public service for 26 years, including six
years as Chief Justice.
years as Chief Justice. Paying a reverence to a CJ (Justice Chan), Justice Menon said: "It is daunting to be faced with a prospect of taking over from someone who has been a soaring figure in a Singapore legal landscape via a course of my professional career, but carrying well known a Chief Justice for twenty-five years as well as carrying seen initial hand his personal affability as well as munificence as a coach as well as his! adore f or a law, we know he will sojourn accessible to assistance in any way he can. we urge which we will liberate this great shortcoming with wisdom, courage, piety as well as honour." - Din Merican
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