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| name = Konda Madhava Reddy
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1923|10|21}}
|birth_place = [[Nalgonda district|Shahrajpet]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]
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| office1 =Chief Justice of [[Hyderabad High Court]]
| termstart1 = 1982
| termend1 = 1984

| office2 =[[List of Chief Justices of the Bombay High Court|Chief Justice]]<br/>of the [[High Court of Bombay]]
| termstart2 = 1984
| termend2 = 1985
|spouse = Jayalatha Devi
|children = [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1997|09|25|1923|10|21}}
| death_place = [[Hyderabad, India]]
| father = [[K. V. Ranga Reddy]]
}}
'''Konda Madhava Reddy''' (1923–1997) is a former Chief Justice of [[Hyderabad High Court]] and [[Bombay High Court]], and former member of the Council of Smaller States, [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jkmrfoundation.org/Biodata.aspx |title=BioData |publisher=Jkmrfoundation.org |date= |accessdate=2013-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geni.com/people/Justice-K-Madhav-Reddy/6000000015777600317 |title=Madhav Reddy Konda (1923 - d.) - Genealogy |publisher=Geni.com |date=1923-10-21 |accessdate=2013-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://progressivetelangana.com/html/trustee.html |title=Progressive Telangana Foundation |publisher=Progressivetelangana.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reddysociety.com/?q=node/13 |title=Some of well known Reddy's in Judiciary | Reddy Society | Reddys Community | reddys information | reddys history |publisher=Reddy Society |date= |accessdate=2013-07-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/article144948.ece?service=print |title=JKMR Foundation, Nagarjuna Group provide aid to |publisher=Newindianexpress.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-30}}</ref> Justice Reddy was an eminent personality in Indian judiciary at large and educational, cultural and social organizations in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

==Personal==
Justice Konda Madhava Reddy was born on 21 October 1923, to Shri [[Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy]] and Tungabhadramma at Sahrajpet in Nalgonda district of State of Andhra Pradesh. He hails from a distinguished family of freedom fighters. His father Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy was a congress leader, revenue minister and Deputy Chief Minister of State of Andhra Pradesh from 1957 thru 1962.

He was married to Jayalatha Devi. The couple had 3 daughters and 1 son, [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]], who is a [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from [[Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency)|Chevella Lok Sabha constitutency]] in [[Telangana]].<ref>[http://jkmrfoundation.org/Biodata.aspx"Children"]</ref>

Justice Reddy among his peers is remembered as a soft-spoken, thoughtful, contemplative, reasonable and fair with an innate sense of justice. He is often cited as persuasive and thorough with facts and the law. As a person, he was a complete gentleman, always kind, helpful and unassuming. He was never agitated, never given to fury, eschewed passionate views and brought to any discussion, clarity of thought enabling those around him to take the right decision.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} He was an educationist, a scholar and a jurist.

Justice Konda Madhava Reddy died on 25 September 1997, after suffering from [[non-Hodgkin lymphoma]].

==Education==
* Government High School at Chaderghat, Hyderabad
* Bachelors in Political Science and Economics from Nizam College, Hyderabad
* MA Economics, Ferguson College, Pune University
* LLB from Bombay University

==Career==

===Judicial===
Justice Konda Madhava Reddy had a prominent and successful career in Indian judiciary spanning over five decades. During his career, he held high ranks, to list a few:
* Pleader of AP High Court (1944)
* Advocate of AP High Court (1956)
* Public Prosecutor AP High Court (1967)
* Judge AP High Court (1968)
* Commissioner Cuddapah Police Firing (1973)
* Acting Chief Justice of AP High Court (1982)
* Chief Justice of AP High Court (1983)
* Chief Justice of Bombay High Court (1983-1985)
* Acting Governor of State of Maharashtra (1985)
* Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) (1985-1988)
* Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of India (1988-1997)

===Educationist===
Justice Konda Madava Reddy was founder and on the forefront of several educational, social and cultural organizations in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Following is a list of various organizations which he led. Some of these were founded by him.
* Syndicate and Dean of Law at Kakatiya University, Warangal
* Board Member at Kakatiya University, Warangal
* Board Member at Osmania University, Hyderabad
* Board Member at Nagarjuna University, Hyderabad
* Member of Indian Hockey Federation
* Chairman of Chaitanya Bharati Education Society
* Chairman of Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology
* Chairman of Kuchupudi Art Academy
* Chairman of Andhra Vidyalaya Education Society
* Chairman of Indira Seva Sadan Trust High School

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