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{{Infobox Judge<br />
| name = Kanneganti Lalithakumari <br />
|office=[[Judge]] of [[Telangana High Court]]<br />
|nominator=[[N. V. Ramana]]<br />
|appointer=[[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
|termstart=15 November 2021<br />
|termend=<br />
| appointer1 = [[Ram Nath Kovind]]<br />
| nominator1 = [[Sharad Arvind Bobde]]<br />
| office1 = [[Judge]] at [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]]<br />
| birth_name = Lalitha Kanneganti<br />
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|05|05}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bapatla]], [[Guntur District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
| spouse = K Vijaya Prasad<br />
| children = Gautam <br> Maanasa<br />
| parents = K A Choudary <br> K Amareswari<br />
| alma_mater = Padala Rama Reddi Law College, [[Osmania University]]<br />
| termstart1 = 2 May 2020<br />
|termend1=14 November 2021<br />
| image = <br />
|honorific_prefix=Hon'ble Ms. Justice <br />
}}<br />
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'''Kanneganti Lalithakumari''' (born on 5 May 1971) is an Indian Judge. She is currently serving as a [[Judge]] of the [[Telangana High Court]]. She is former [[Judge]] of [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]].<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|last1=May 3|first1=TNN / Updated|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=11:53|title=Three AP high court judges take oath amid lockdown {{!}} Vijayawada News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/3-hc-judges-take-oath-amid-lockdown/articleshow/75511486.cms|access-date=2021-08-06|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
She was born in Cheruvu Jammulapalem Village.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=High Court of Andhra Pradesh CJI & Sitting Judges|url=https://hc.ap.nic.in/profile.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After attending St.Theresa's and Nagarjuna Junior College in [[Hyderabad]] she graduated with [[Bachelor of Arts]] Degree from Vanitha Mahavidyalaya [[Nampally, Hyderabad|Nampally Hyderabad]] in 1991.<ref name=":2" /> Thereafter, she obtained [[Bachelor of Laws]] Degree from Padala Rama Reddi Law college, [[Osmania University]] in 1994.<ref name=":2" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
She enrolled as an advocate with the bar council of Andhra Pradesh on 28 December 1994 and started a practice in the chambers of Sri M.R.K. Choudary, Sri K.Harinath and Sri O.Manohar Reddy and later started an independent practice.<ref name=":2" /> She has dealt with a variety of cases like that of Civil, Criminal, Constitutional, Taxation, Service, Non-Service, Motor Accident Claims and Matrimonial Cases.<ref name=":13" /><br />
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During her practice, she was also the Standing Counsel for Agriculture Market Committees, English & Foreign Languages University, Endowments, [[Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams|Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam]]; [[Sri Venkateswara Vedic University]], [[Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences|Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS)]] and Sanskrit University, Tirupati.<ref name=":13" /><br />
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On 2 May 2020, she was appointed as a permanent judge of the [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]], [[Nelapadu, Amaravati]].<ref name=":13" /><br />
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== Notable Judgements ==<br />
* Covid-19 migrant worker crisis (K. Ramakrishna vs Union of India)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Open shelters for migrant workers, HC tells Andhra govt|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2020/may/16/hc-guidelines-on-migrant-workers-2144055.html|access-date=2021-08-08|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
*Vizag LG polymer gas leak (Suo motu PIL)<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-25|title=Andhra HC Orders Seizure of LG Polymers Plant, Directors Not to Leave Country|url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/seize-lg-polymers-premises-orders-andhra-pradesh-high-court-over-vizag-gas-leak-2635575.html|access-date=2021-08-08|website=News18|language=en}}</ref><br />
*Suo motu for non compliance of orders on medical examination<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2021-05-22|title=MP Raghurama Krishna Raju case: Andhra Pradesh High Court serious over failure to follow its orders|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/mp-raghurama-krishna-raju-case-andhra-pradesh-high-court-serious-over-failure-to-follow-its-orders-687391|access-date=2021-08-08|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
*Decongestion of prisons - Release of all convicts, under trail prisoners on interim bail for 90 days<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andhra Pradesh HC: Release All Convicts, Under Trial Prisoners on Interim Bail for 90 Days|url=https://thewire.in/law/andhra-pradesh-hc-release-all-convicts-under-trial-prisoners-on-interim-bail-for-90-days|access-date=2021-08-08|website=The Wire}}</ref><br />
*Guidelines for Prompt Transmission of Bail Orders<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sirohi|first=Sanjeev|date=2021-07-24|title=Andhra Pradesh High Court issues guidelines for prompt transmission of bail orders|url=https://thedailyguardian.com/andhra-pradesh-high-court-issues-guidelines-for-prompt-transmission-of-bail-orders/|access-date=2021-08-08|website=The Daily Guardian|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:21st-century judges]]<br />
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[[Category:21st-century Indian women judges]]<br />
[[Category:Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court]]<br />
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