The High Court of Andhra Pradesh is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The seat of the High Court is currently located at Nelapadu, Amaravati.[1][2]
History
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The High Court of Andhra Pradesh was established in the year 1954 when the state was formed from the earlier Madras Presidency. After the merger of the Hyderabad State with Andhra State to form the State of Andhra Pradesh, the Court initially continued at Guntur till 1956. Thereafter the High Court started functioning from the then capital city of state, Hyderabad. However, post bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad was constituted as a common High Court, until the new High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh is created. Later by a Presidential order, the High Court for the state of Andhra Pradesh was established on 1 January 2019 under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
Geography and structure
The High Court is located at Amaravati.[3] It is a G+2 structure which has 23 halls that spread over an area of 2.2 lakh sqft. It was built in 4 acres with a cost of 157.3 crore. This building was constructed by Larsen & Toubro Limited.[1]
Chief Justice & Judges
The Andhra Pradesh High Court sits at Amravati, the capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, and can have maximum of 37 judges, of which 28 must be permanently appointed and 9 may be additionally appointed. The court currently has 28 judges.[4]
Permanent judges
| # | Judge | Date of joining | Date of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhiraj Singh Thakur (CJ) | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 2 | Akula Venkata Sesha Sai | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 3 | Upmaka Durga Prasad Rao | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 4 | DVS Suryanarayana Somayajulu | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 5 | Cheekati Manavendranath Roy | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 6 | Ravi Nath Tilhari | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 7 | Rao Raghunandan Rao | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 8 | Nainala Jayasurya | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 9 | Boppudi Krishna Mohan | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 10 | Kanchireddy Suresh Reddy | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 11 | Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 12 | Boddupalli Sri Bhanumathi | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 13 | Konakanti Sreenivasa Reddy | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 14 | Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 15 | Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 16 | Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 17 | Satti Subba Reddy | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 18 | Ravi Cheemalapati | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 19 | Vaddiboyana Sujatha | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 20 | Adusumalli Venkata Ravindra Babu | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 21 | Vakkalagadda Radha Krishna Krupa Sagar | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 22 | Syamsunder Bandaru | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| 23 | Srinivas Vutukuru | Template:Dts | Template:Dts |
| Vacant |
Additional judges
| # | Judge | Date of joining |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boppana Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Chakravarthi | Template:Dts |
| 2 | Tallapragada Mallikarjuna Rao | Template:Dts |
| 3 | Duppala Venkata Ramana | Template:Dts |
| 4 | Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa | Template:Dts |
| 5 | Venuthurmalli Gopala Krishna Rao | Template:Dts |
| Vacant |
Former Chief Justices
| S.No | Chief Justice | Tenure | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. K. Maheshwari | 7 October 2019 | 5 January 2021 | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 2 | Arup Kumar Goswami | 6 January 2021 | 12 October 2021 | |
| 3 | Prashant Kumar Mishra | 13 October 2021 | 18 May 2023 | |
Current judges
The Central government has notified the constitution of a new High Court for the state of Andhra Pradesh effective from 1 January 2019, with the principal seat at Amaravati.[5]
The court has a Sanctioned strength of 37 (permanent:28, additional:9) judges.Template:Citation needed
Judges elevated to the Supreme Court of India-
| Sr. No | Name of the Judge | Date of Elevation | Date of Retirement | Parent High Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti | 14 July 2023 | 5 May 2027 | Andhra Pradesh |
Judges transferred from the Andhra Pradesh High Court-
| Sr. No. | Name of the Judge | Recruitment | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Battu Devanand | BAR | 13 January 2020 | 13 April 2028 | Judge of Madras High Court |
| 2 | Donadi Ramesh | BAR | 13 January 2020 | 26 June 2027 | Judge of Allahabad High Court |
| 3 | Lalitha Kanneganti | BAR | 2 May 2020 | 4 May 2033 | Judge of Telangana High Court |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CJI Ranjan Gogoi to open Judicial Complex, lay stone for permanent HC in Amaravati today. The New Indian Express(3 February 2019). Retrieved 25 August 2019.
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh government withdraws Three Capital Bill amidst opposition from Amaravati farmers. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
- ↑ CJI to inaugurate judicial complex today. The Hindu(2019-02-02). Retrieved 2019-02-03.
- ↑ CJ & Sitting Judges. Andhra Pradesh High Court.
- ↑ [{{{url}}} Sitting in Judgment : The Working Lives of Judges]. Hart Publishing.