<span style="color: #222222;">Basant Balaji takes oath as an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court. The new incumbent Basant Balaji was today sworn in as an Additional Judge of the Kerala High Court. Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court, Justice S. Manikumar administered the oath of office to the new judge.<br />''<br />''Justice Balaji, who has specialised in constitutional matters, started practicing as a lawyer at the Kerala High Court in 1998. He also served as a Senior Government Pleader and a Standing Counsel of the Kerala Financial Corporation.<br />''<br />''With the swearing-in of the new judge, the strength of judges in the Kerala High Court has risen to 38.</span><br />