The Tamil Nadu government has appointed senior advocate Vijay Narayan as its new Advocate General. He will represent the state government in the Madras High Court, succeeding P S Raman, who resigned on Tuesday.
Educational Background and Early Career
Vijay Narayan graduated from Loyola College and completed his law degree at the erstwhile Madras Law College in 1982. Soon after, he joined the chambers of senior advocate P Chidambaram. In 2004, he was designated as a senior advocate by the Madras High Court.
Previous Tenure and Expertise
Narayan previously served as Advocate General of Tamil Nadu during the AIADMK regime from 2017 to 2021. He specializes in labour law, constitutional law, administrative law, and commercial laws, and has practiced in the Madras High Court, the Supreme Court, and various other high courts.
Notable Appointments and Positions
In 2012, he was appointed by the then Chief Justice of India as a member of the Chennai regional executive committee of the Indian Law Institute. In February 2026, he was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court as a general council member of the Tamil Nadu National Law University. He also served as the president of the historic Madras Bar Association (MBA).
Family Background
Vijay Narayan is the nephew of former Attorney General for India K K Venugopal and grandson of senior advocate M K Nambiar. Historian and journalist Sardar K M Panikkar was his maternal grandfather.
