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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.[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