❖ Tamil Nadu Governor administered the oath of office to Justice Shriram on his assumption of office as the 53rd Chief Justice of the Madras High Court.

❖ The Madras High Court has got a Tamil-speaking Chief Justice after a long gap of 43 years.

❖ The last Tamil-speaking Chief Justice of the High Court was M.M. Ismail who resigned on July 9, 1981.