A K Preetha sworn in as HC judge

Kochi: A K Preetha was sworn in as an additional judge of the Kerala high court on Monday. Chief Justice Soumen Sen administered the oath of office to her at a ceremony held in the high court. Advocate general K Gopalakrishna Kurup, assistant solicitor general K Sreekumar and Kerala High Court Advocates' Association president Peeyus A Kottam, delivered addresses on the occasion.The President of India, on Friday, issued the warrant appointing Preetha as an additional judge of Kerala HC for a term of two years from the date she assumes office, following a recommendation by the Supreme Court collegium in line with an endorsement made by the high court collegium a year earlier.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. Her husband, S S Giri Sankar, is the principal of St Dominic's College of Law, Kanjirappally, in Kottayam.