A K Preetha appointed Kerala HC additional judge

Kochi: A K Preetha, a practising lawyer in the Kerala high court, has been appointed as an additional judge of the court.The central govt on Friday notified her appointment as an additional judge for a term of two years from the date she assumes office. Previously, the Supreme Court collegium, had on April 14, recommended her name for the appointment, nearly a year after the high court collegium had recommended her name. With this appointment, the Kerala HC will now have 39 judges.Preetha, a native of Peermade and the daughter of late Advocate B R Aravindan Nair and Krishnamma, obtained her law degree from Kerala Law Academy, Thiruvananthapuram, and enrolled as an advocate in 1997. She has 29 years of experience practising before the high court, labour court and industrial tribunal.