Honble Justice R. Mahadevan,

Mr. Justice Mahadevan was born in Chennai on June 10, 1963, and enrolled with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in 1989 after obtaining a degree in law from the Madras Law College. He practised in the civil, criminal as well as writ jurisdiction, and specialised in indirect tax laws, customs and central excise for 25 years. He served as the Additional Government Pleader (Taxes) for the State government and Additional Central Government Standing Counsel before his elevation to the Bench. He had handled over 11,000 cases during his stint as a law officer, and got elevated as a judge of the High Court in 2013.