{"id":8777,"date":"2026-09-11T04:08:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T04:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/?p=8777"},"modified":"2026-09-11T04:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T04:08:30","slug":"madras-bar-association-appeals-to-cji-to-locate-missing-retired-judge-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/?p=8777","title":{"rendered":"Madras Bar Association Appeals to CJI to Locate Missing Retired Judge in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Legal Community Demands Action<\/p>\n<p>The legal fraternity in India has expressed deep concern following reports of a retired high court judge going missing during a natural disaster abroad. Legal associations have stepped forward to formally request the intervention of the highest judicial authority in the country to help coordinate rescue and tracing operations.<\/p>\n<p>Appeal to the Chief Justice of India<\/p>\n<p>The Madras Bar Association has officially communicated with the Chief Justice of India regarding the alarming situation. The association has formally urged the top judicial office to leverage governmental channels to locate retired judge V Sivagnanam. The former judicial official has been unreachable following severe flooding events that recently struck Nepal.<\/p>\n<p>Previous Appeals from Advocacy Groups<\/p>\n<p>This recent communication follows an earlier appeal initiated by another prominent legal body. On August 30, the Delhi Tamil Advocates Association also reached out to the Chief Justice of India with a similar plea. Their communication emphasized the urgency of pressing government authorities to deploy necessary resources and diplomatic assistance to aid in the search and rescue mission.<\/p>\n<p>Understanding the Situation in Nepal<\/p>\n<p>Nepal has recently faced severe weather conditions, leading to catastrophic floods and landslides in various regions. These environmental disasters have disrupted communication lines, caused widespread property damage, and left numerous travelers and locals stranded or unaccounted for. The specific circumstances surrounding the disappearance of the former judge remain tied to these widespread regional calamities.<\/p>\n<p>Next Steps for Government Authorities<\/p>\n<p>As the appeals from the Madras Bar Association and the Delhi Tamil Advocates Association reach the highest levels of the judiciary, attention turns toward potential diplomatic and governmental actions. Coordination between Indian authorities and diplomatic missions in the affected region is anticipated to facilitate swift tracking and assistance efforts. The legal fraternity continues to monitor the situation closely while awaiting further updates on the search operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Madras Bar Association and Delhi Tamil Advocates Association urge the CJI to assist in locating retired judge V Sivagnanam, missing in Nepal floods.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7060,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[8409,8407,8408,3815,8406],"class_list":["post-8777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","tag-delhi-tamil-advocates-association","tag-madras-bar-association","tag-nepal-flood","tag-supreme-court-of-india","tag-v-sivagnanam"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/srkbharat.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}