Date of Birth : 8th May 1957

Academic Qualification : BA (Economics) - Kerala University
                                             LLB -  Calicut University
                                             LLM - Criminal Law, MG University

Residential Address : Pannippuzhayil House, Edayaranmula P. O.
                                       Kozhenchery, Pathanamthitta - 689532

Phone Numbers : 2305834,2513006 
FAX: 91 471 2305891
Residence/ Local Office Phone No:  2512156, 2512157

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Wife : Dr. K. Valsalakumari (Assistant Surgeon)
Sons : R. Indusekhar (MBBS Student)
          R. Lekshminarayan (11^th Student, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom)

Designation : Principal District and Sessions Judge (Super time scale)

Present Position : Secretary (On Deputation)
                         Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram
                         Pin 695033
                         (From 2009 January 15th Onwards)

Positions Held     : District Sessions Judge
Total Service    : 14 Years (from 18-08-1995 to 14-01-2009)
                        (i) Principal District and Sessions Judge Kozhikode (November 2008 to January 2009) 
                            Concurrent Positions : a) Chairman, District Legal Service Authority, Kozhikode
                        (ii) Principal District and Sessions Judge, Kasaragod (September 2006 to November 2008)
                             Concurrent Position : Chairman, District Legal Service Authority, Kasaragod.  
                        (iii) Additional District and Sessions Judge I, Kottayam
                             (May 2004 to September 2006)
                             Concurrent Position : Chairman, Taluk Legal Service Committee, Kottayam
                        (iv) Additional District and Sessions Judge I, Mavelikkara (May 2003 to May 2004)
                              Concurrent Position : Chairman, Taluk Legal Service Committee, Mavelikkara
                        (v)  Additional District and Sessions Judge, Mavelikkara (May 2001 to May 2003)
                        (vi) Additional District and Sessions Judge I, Kollam (September 1999 to May 2001)
                              Concurrent Position : Chairman, Taluk Legal Service Committee, Kollam
                        (vii) Additional District and Session Judge, Kollam (May 1998 to September 1999)
                        (viii) Motor Accidents Claim Tribunals, Tirur, Malappuram (September 1995 to May 1998)
                               Concurrent Position : Chairman, Taluk Legal Service Committee, Tirur
                        (ix)  Motor Accidental Claim Tribunals, Alappuzha (August 1995 to September 1995)

Mode of Selection : Direct Selection as District and Sessions Judge on 18-08-1995.

Previous Experience as a Lawyer : Enrolled as a Lawyer in the year 1987 and practised both in civil and criminal side at District Court Centre,
                                              Pathanamthitta in the following courts:
                                              (i) Judicial II class Magistrate Court
                                              (ii) Judicial I Class Magistrate Court
                                              (iii) Chief Judicial Magistrate Court
                                              (iv) Munsiff Court
                                              (v) Subordinate and Assistant Sessions Judge Court
                                              (vi) Additional District and Sessions Court
                                              (vii) Principal District and Sessions Court

Attended Seminars and Conference: (i) National Seminar on Digital Archives and Managements at National Informatic Centre,
                                                     New Delhi in June 2009.
                                                 (ii) Presiding Officers’ Conference at  Bhopal in February, 2010
                                                 (iii) Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference at Tanzania in 2009.
                                                 (iv) CPA Asian Conference at Delhi 2009.
                                                 (v) Presiding Officers Conference, Srinagar.

Important Courses attended outside Kerala : 
                                                             (i)  Cyber Law, Cyber Crime and Intellectual Property Right at Institute of Judicial Training  & Research Lucknow,
                                                      Uttar Pradesh from 06-01-2001 to 18-01-2001. Discussed following  Acts :
                                                      1) Information technology Act
                                                      2) Trade Mark Act
                                                      3)  Patent Act
                                                      4)  Copy Right Act
                                                      5)  Design Act
                                                 (ii)  National Judicial Academy Bhopal in Cyber Crime and Information Technology Act 2005.
                                                 (iii)  National sensitisation workshop at LNJN National Institute of criminology and forensic science, Ministry of
                                                       Home  Affairs Government of India, New Delhi in collaboration with national institute of social defence
                                                       Ministry of social justice and empowerment  Government of India  New Delhi from 12-07-2007 to 14-07-2007
                                                        in :
                                                      1) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
                                                      2) Drugs and Cosmetic Act.
                                                 (iv) National Judicial Academy Bhopal in Plea Bargaining from 26-10-2007 to 28-10-2007.
                                                             (v)  National Judicial Academy Bhopal in from 21-11-2008 to 23-11-2008.
                                                 (vi)  Workshop on Digital Archives and Management at National  Informatics Centre, New Delhi on 12-06-2009.

Important Courses attended inside Kerala :
                                                             (i)  Refresher course cum discussion attended at the High Court of Kerala :
                                                       1)  Workshop on Motor Vehicles Act  09-02-1996 to  11-02-1996.
                                                            & 11-02-1996.
                                                       2)  NDPS Act and SC ST (PA) Act on 02-03-1996 and 03-03-1996.
                                                       3)  Civil Appeal, Criminal Appeal and Criminal Revision and Sessions Trial on 15-06-1996 and
                                                            16-06-1996.
                                                       4)  Motor Vehicles Act 1994 on 14-12-1996.
                                                       5)   Indian Succession Act and State Financial corporations Act on 15-03-1997.
                                                  (ii) Refresher course cum discussion at the High Court.
                                                       1)  Kerala General Sales Tax and Agricultural Income tax Laws.
                                                       2)  Prevention of Corruption Act
                                                       3)  Labour Laws and
                                                       4)  Arbitration and conciliation Act
                                                 

Hobbies : 1) Reading
              2) Hearing Music