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.[1]
Early life and education
She was born in Cheruvu Jammulapalem Village.[2] After attending St.Theresa's and Nagarjuna Junior College in Hyderabad she graduated with Bachelor of Arts Degree from Vanitha Mahavidyalaya Nampally Hyderabad in 1991.[2] Thereafter, she obtained Bachelor of Laws Degree from Padala Rama Reddi Law college, Osmania University in 1994.[2]
Career
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.[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.[1]
During her practice, she was also the Standing Counsel for Agriculture Market Committees, English & Foreign Languages University, Endowments, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam; Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) and Sanskrit University, Tirupati.[1]
On 2 May 2020, she was appointed as a permanent judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Nelapadu, Amaravati.[1]
Notable Judgements
- Covid-19 migrant worker crisis (K. Ramakrishna vs Union of India)[3]
- Vizag LG polymer gas leak (Suo motu PIL)[4]
- Suo motu for non compliance of orders on medical examination[5]
- Decongestion of prisons - Release of all convicts, under trail prisoners on interim bail for 90 days[6]
- Guidelines for Prompt Transmission of Bail Orders[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Three AP high court judges take oath amid lockdown | Vijayawada News - Times of India. The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 High Court of Andhra Pradesh CJI & Sitting Judges.
- ↑ Open shelters for migrant workers, HC tells Andhra govt. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ Andhra HC Orders Seizure of LG Polymers Plant, Directors Not to Leave Country. News18(2020-05-25). Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ MP Raghurama Krishna Raju case: Andhra Pradesh High Court serious over failure to follow its orders, India, The Hans. www.thehansindia.com(2021-05-22). Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh HC: Release All Convicts, Under Trial Prisoners on Interim Bail for 90 Days. The Wire. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ↑ Andhra Pradesh High Court issues guidelines for prompt transmission of bail orders, Sirohi, Sanjeev. The Daily Guardian(2021-07-24). Retrieved 2021-08-08.