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{{Short description|Indian judge}}
{{Infobox Judge
| name = K. Chandru
| image =
| image_size = 220px
| office = [[Judge]] of [[Madras High Court]]
| nominator =
| appointer =
| termstart = 31 July 2006
| termend = 08 March 2014
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1951|05|08}}
| honorific_prefix = Hon'ble Justice
| birth_place = [[Srirangam]] ,[[Tamilnadu]]
| spouse = Bharathi
| children = Keerthi
| website =
}}

'''Justice K. Chandru''' (born 1951), is an Indian advocate and former judge of [[Madras High Court]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/watched-suriyas-[[jai-bhim]]-meet-the-real-chandru/article37321197.ece|title=Meet Justice K Chandru, the inspiration behind Suriya's 'Jai Bhim'|first=Shubashree|last=Desikan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=November 3, 2021|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Chandru has disposed of 96,000 cases during his tenure as a Judge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/specials/2021/nov/04/justice-k-chandru-interview-left-parties-more-committed-to-the-causejai-bhim-will-influence-fut-2379392.html|title=Justice K Chandru interview: Left parties more committed to the cause, 'Jai Bhim' will influence future policies|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/mar/10/justice-k-chandru-2114561.html|title=Justice K Chandru|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/constitution-is-in-peril-says-justice-chandru/article30308515.ece|title=Constitution is in peril, says Justice Chandru|newspaper=The Hindu|date=December 15, 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2019/jul/16/expert-explains-justice-k-chandru-2004326.html|title=Expert explains: Justice K Chandru|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Chandru is known for a case which took place in 1993 when he was practising as a lawyer.

== Early life ==
Chandru was born in [[Srirangam]] in Tiruchirappalli District [[Tamilnadu]].<ref name="auto"/> He was a former student activist of [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|Communist Party of India (Marxist).]] He was expelled from [[Loyola College, Chennai]] for leading student agitations. He then joined [[Madras Christian College]] in his third year of college to finish his under graduate education. After graduation, he did community service and full-time political and party work of CPI (M) till 1988. He later joined the law college in 1973 where he was not given a hostel seat due to him being a student leader, he later got his seat after going for an indefinite fast before the college campus. Chandru then worked at a law firm, Row & Reddy for eight years. He was expelled from the party in 1988 for opposing [[Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War]] since CPI(M) supported it.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Agrawal|first=Anuj|title="Never be afraid. Ultimately, you can't die every day." – Justice (Retd) Chandru of the Madras High Court|url=https://www.barandbench.com/interviews/never-be-afraid-ultimately-you-cant-die-every-day-justice-retd-chandru-madras-high|access-date=2021-11-06|website=Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news|language=en}}</ref> Chandru inspired by [[B. R. Ambedkar]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-07|title=Jai Bhim has been brewing in my mind for 15 years: Director Gnanavel|url=https://openthemagazine.com/cinema/jai-bhim-brewing-mind-15-years-director-gnanavel/|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Open The Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sebastian|first=Manu|date=2021-11-06|title='Reason For Police Indiscipline Inherent In Its Colonial Origin' : Interview With Justice Chandru, Who Inspired 'Jai Bhim' Movie|url=https://www.livelaw.in/interviews/justice-chandru-interview-jai-bhim-movie-police-brutality-custodial-torture-tribes-constitution-185024|access-date=2021-12-06|website=www.livelaw.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2019-12-15|title=Constitution is in peril, says Justice Chandru|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/constitution-is-in-peril-says-justice-chandru/article30308515.ece|access-date=2021-12-06|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

He traveled throughout [[Tamil Nadu]], lived with different people and understood the plurality of the society and culture.<ref name="auto" />

== Career ==
K. Chandru as an advocate practiced both in criminal and civil side in the [[Madras High Court]]. He was made an Additional Judge of the High Court on July 31, 2006, and was made a permanent Judge on November 9, 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/high-court-of-meghalaya-is-in-no-way-inferior-to-madras-hc/article29369949.ece|title=High Court of Meghalaya is in no way inferior to Madras HC: former judge Justice K. Chandru|first=Mohamed Imranullah|last=S|newspaper=The Hindu|date=September 9, 2019|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Justice K. Chandru was a well-respected judge among the judiciary and is known for his judgments that impacted the lives of many impoverished and downtrodden people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2020/aug/24/dont-view-reservation-of-government-jobs-for-domiciled-from-emotional-angle-justice-k-chandru-2187372.html|title=Don't view reservation of government jobs for domiciled from emotional angle: Justice K Chandru|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> During his judicial career, Justice K. Chandru pronounced over 96,000 verdicts. He was known for fighting against caste discrimination and for the rights of backward communities in Tamilnadu.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/listen-to-my-case-when-women-approach-the-courts-of-tamil-nadu-review-stories-about-women-who-fought-against-the-system-in-court/article34333235.ece|title='Listen to My Case! When Women Approach the Courts of Tamil Nadu' review: Stories about women who fought against the system in court|first=Geeta|last=Ramaseshan|newspaper=The Hindu|date=April 17, 2021|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/justice-chandru-appointed-chairperson-of-fee-fixation-committee-for-private-agricultural-colleges/article30583194.ece|title=Justice Chandru appointed chairperson of fee-fixation committee for private agricultural colleges|first=Legal|last=Correspondent|newspaper=The Hindu|date=January 17, 2020|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> He did not want a security guard and didn't want to be addressed as "My Lord" in courts. He retired as a judge in 2013 and did not accept a farewell.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-04|title=Who Is Justice K Chandru, The Judge Who Inspired Suriya's Character In Tamil Movie 'Jai Bhim'|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/justice-k-chandru-judge-who-inspired-suriya-character-in-jai-bhim-tamil-nadu-553368.html|access-date=2021-11-07|website=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN}}</ref> He now lives in Chennai.{{cn|date=November 2021}}

==In popular culture==
The 2021 movie ''[[Jai Bhim (film)|Jai Bhim]]'' was made around a legal case fought by K. Chandru in 1993.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-22|title=Watch: Trailer of Suriya's Jai Bhim promises a gripping legal drama|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/watch-trailer-suriya-s-jai-bhim-promises-gripping-legal-drama-156798|access-date=2021-11-07|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> Actor [[Suriya]] played the role of Chandru.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Krishnakumar |first=Ranjani |date=1 November 2021 |title=Jai Bhim Review: A No Holds Barred Film on Institutional Violence |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/jai-bhim-movie-review-suriya-a-no-holds-barred-film-on-institutional-violence/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101063633/https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/tamil-review/jai-bhim-movie-review-suriya-a-no-holds-barred-film-on-institutional-violence/ |archive-date=1 November 2021 |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref> Chandru was involved in the making of the film from the story discussion to post-production.<ref>{{Cite web|last=kavitha|date=2021-11-06|title=Surya was told no fight, no love: Justice Chandru on making of 'Jai Bhim'|url=https://thefederal.com/features/surya-was-told-no-fight-no-love-justice-chandru-on-making-of-jai-bhim/|access-date=2021-11-07|website=The Federal|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Books==
*''Ambedkar Oliyil Enathu Theerppukal'' (Light of [[B. R. Ambedkar|Ambedkar]] in my judgments)<ref>{{Cite book|last=K.சந்துரு|first=K. Chandru /|url=https://www.amazon.in/-/hi/K-Chandru-K-%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81/dp/B09LS32X89/ref=sr_1_4?qid=1638803852&refinements=p_27:K.+Chandru&s=books&sr=1-4|title=Ivarthan Chandru / Ambedkar Oliyil Enathu Theerppukal இவர்தான் சந்துரு / அம்பேத்கர் ஒளியில் எனது தீர்ப்புகள்|date=1 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-11-07|title=Jai Bhim has been brewing in my mind for 15 years: Director Gnanavel|url=https://openthemagazine.com/cinema/jai-bhim-brewing-mind-15-years-director-gnanavel/|access-date=2021-12-06|website=Open The Magazine|language=en-GB}}</ref>
*{{Cite book|last=Chandru|first=Justice K.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xhxfzgEACAAJ|title=Listen to My Case!: When Women Approach the Courts of Tamil Nadu|date=2021|publisher=[[LeftWord Books]]|isbn=978-81-944759-3-4|language=en}}<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ramaseshan|first=Geeta|date=2021-04-17|title='Listen to My Case! When Women Approach the Courts of Tamil Nadu' review: Stories about women who fought against the system in court|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/listen-to-my-case-when-women-approach-the-courts-of-tamil-nadu-review-stories-about-women-who-fought-against-the-system-in-court/article34333235.ece|access-date=2021-11-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
*Needhi - Oru Meyadha Maan https://www.commonfolks.in/books/d/neethi-oru-meyaatha-maan

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