K.Sumathi Resume

1. K.SUMATHI
ADVOCATE

No.20, P.S.SIVASAMY SALAI, Ph:[phone]
MYLAPORE, CHENNAI- 600004 0442498 0928
TAMIL NADU, INDIA Email: [email protected]


Education and Experience: Bachelor of Law, Madras Law College, Chennai [1984-1989]

Enrolled into the Tamil Nadu Bar Council on 23
rd
August 1989

Served as Additional Central Government Standing Counsel,
Ministry of Law, Justice and Company Affairs, Government of
India, in the High Court of Madras from 2000-2003.

Committee Member for Work Place Harassment in Reserve bank
of India, Shriram Group of Companies and Caterpillar.

Place of Practice: High Courts of South India, Delhi and Bombay

Area of Practice: Criminal and Civil (Original and Appellate Jurisdictions) including
drafting and conveyancing and Constitutional Matters (Writ
Jurisdiction)

Appearance before tribunals including Debt Recovery Tribunal

Specialization: Criminal Jurisdiction – Trials and Appellate Cases pertaining to
offences under the Indian Penal Code, Negotiable Instruments Act
and Economic offences, Domestic Violence and Work Place
Harassment.

Writings, Publications
and Conferences: Articles published in Weekly Magazine “Tughlak” on politics and
justice system edited by political analyst Shri. Cho.S. Ramaswamy
and compiled into a book titled “Rowthiram Pazhagu”.

Compilation of Articles pertaining to issues on women and justice
titled “Kandathai Sollukiren” published in the Tamil Weekly
“Anantha Vikatan”

2. Presentation in Criminal Law on the ‘Impact of Sections 301 &
314 of The Code of Criminal Procedure’ at the Thanjavur Bar
Association in 2007

Visited the United States of America as delegate from India in the
International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP), sponsored
by the United States State Department on the subject “WOMEN
AND JUSTICE”

Other Interests: Novelist, Public Speaker, Debator and an avid researcher in Tamil
Literature

Language: English and Tamil – Written and Spoken
Hindi and Malayalam- Spoken