He hails from the Nagarathar community and his native is Devakottai, Tamilnadu.
Dr. Justice A. R. Lakshmanan B.A., B.L., (b. 1942) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India and current chairman of the Law Commission of India.
A. R. Lakshmanan, the first Supreme Court Judge from Devakottai particularly from Nagarathar Community.