Kerala High Court holds a Full Court Reference for Justice K Natarajan, who came on transfer from the Karnataka High Court

4 November 2026

The Kerala High Court held a Full Court Reference for Justice K Natarajan, whose judicial career runs to nearly twenty five years in the District Judiciary and in two High Courts. He was born in Bengaluru, enrolled as an advocate in 1992, began independent practice in 1995 and was appointed a District and Sessions Judge in 2002. He became an Additional Judge of the Karnataka High Court in November 2018 and a permanent judge in February 2020, and took oath at the Kerala High Court in May 2025, a State he said was his first choice outside Karnataka. He told the gathering that his parents were not educated and that he was the first graduate and the first lawyer in his family. He said the judiciary is the last resort for citizens seeking justice and that advocates must be heard patiently. Chief Justice Soumen Sen traced his career, Advocate General Jaju Babu spoke for the State, and Peeyus A Kottam, President of the Kerala High Court Advocates Association, spoke for the Bar.