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High Court of Andhra Pradesh
ఆంధ్ర రాష్ట్ర ఉన్నత న్యాయస్థానం
High Court of Andhra Pradesh building
16°31′10″N 80°29′08″E / 16.5195°N 80.4856°E / 16.5195; 80.4856
Established1 January 2019; 6 years ago (2019-01-01)
JurisdictionAndhra Pradesh
LocationNelapadu, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates16°31′10″N 80°29′08″E / 16.5195°N 80.4856°E / 16.5195; 80.4856
Composition methodPresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Authorised byConstitution of India
Judge term lengthtill the age of 62 years
Number of positions37
Websiteaphc.gov.in
Chief Justice
CurrentlyDhiraj Singh Thakur
Since28 July 2023

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It serves the judicial duties of Andhra Pradesh.

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. It is a G+2 structure which has 23 halls that spread over an area of 220,000 square feet (20,000 m). It was built in 4 acres with a cost of 157.3 crore. This building was constructed by Larsen & Toubro Limited.

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 29 judges.

Permanent judges

# Judge Date of joining Date of retirement
1 Dhiraj Singh Thakur (CJ) 25 July 2023 24 April 2026
2 Ravi Nath Tilhari 12 December 2019 8 February 2031
3 Rao Raghunandan Rao 13 January 2020 29 June 2026
4 Nainala Jayasurya 13 January 2020 26 August 2030
5 Boppudi Krishna Mohan 2 May 2020 4 February 2027
6 Kanchireddy Suresh Reddy 2 May 2020 6 December 2026
7 Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao 8 December 2021 12 June 2028
8 Boddupalli Sri Bhanumathi 8 December 2021 30 January 2030
9 Konakanti Sreenivasa Reddy 14 February 2022 2 June 2028
10 Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad 14 February 2022 27 May 2026
11 Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda 14 February 2022 30 June 2029
12 Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao 14 February 2022 2 August 2029
13 Satti Subba Reddy 14 February 2022 4 February 2032
14 Ravi Cheemalapati 14 February 2022 3 December 2029
15 Vaddiboyana Sujatha 14 February 2022 9 September 2028
16 Vakkalagadda Radha Krishna Krupa Sagar 4 August 2022 18 June 2025
17 Srinivas Vutukuru 4 August 2022 17 April 2026
18 Guhanathan Narendar 30 October 2023 29 June 2026
20 Boppana Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Chakravarthi 14 March 2024 2026
21 Tallapragada Mallikarjuna Rao 14 March 2024 18 January 2026
22 Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa 28 August 2024 31 July 2034
23 Venuthurmalli Gopala Krishna Rao 28 August 2024 29 August 2026
Vacant

Additional judges

# Judge Date of joining
1 Harinath Nunepally 21 October 2023
2 Kiranmayee Mandava 21 October 2023
3 Sumathi Jagadam 21 October 2023
4 Nyapathy Vijay 21 October 2023
5 Maheswara Rao Kunchem 28 October 2024
6 Thoota Chandra Dhan Shekhar 28 October 2024
7 Challa Gunaranjan 28 October 2024
Vacant


List of chief justices

Supreme Court

# Chief Justice Term
1 Sir Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange 1801–1816
2 Sir John Henry Newbolt 1816–1820
3 Sir Edmond Stanley 1820–1825
4 Sir Ralph Palmer 1825–1835
5 Sir Robert Buckley Comyn 1835–1842
6 Sir Edward John Gambier 1842–1850
7 Sir Christopher Rawlinson 1850–1859
8 Sir Henry Davison 1859–1860
9 Sir Colley Harman Scotland 1860–1861

High Court (British Administration)

# Chief Justice Term
9 Sir Colley Harman Scotland 1861–1871
10 Sir Walter Morgan 1871–1879
11 Sir Charles Arthur Turner 1879–1885
12 Sir Arthur John Hammond Collins 1885–1898
13 Charles Arnold White 1899–1914
14 John Edward Power Wallis 1914–1921
15 Sir Walter George Salis Schwabe 1921–1924
16 Sir Murray Coutts-Trotter 1924–1929
17 Sir Horace Owen Compton Beasley 1929–1937
18 Sir Alfred Henry Lionel Leach 1937–1947
19 Sir Fredrick William Gentle 1947–1948
S.No. Chief Justice Tenure
Hyderabad State High Court
20 Muhammad Muslehuddin.
21 Nizamat Jung 1916–1918
S.No. Chief Justice Tenure
Hyderabad State High Court
22 R. S. Naik
S. No. Chief Justice Date of Appointment Date of Retirement
23 P. V. Rajamannar 22 April 1948 9 May 1956
S.No. Chief Justice Tenure
United Andhra Pradesh High Court
24 Koka Subba Rao 1956–1958
25 P. Chandra Reddy 1958–1964
26 P. Satyanarayana Raju 1964–1965
27 Manohar Pershad 1965–1966
28 N.D. Krishna Rao 1966–1966
29 P. Jagan Mohan Reddy 1966–1969
30 N. Kumarayya 1969–1971
31 K.V.L. Narasimham 1971–1972
32 Gopal Rao Ekbote 1972–1974
33 S. Obul Reddi 1974–1976 & 1977–1978
34 B. J. Divan 1976–1977
35 Avula Sambasiva Rao 1978–1979
36 Challa Kondaiah 1979–1980
37 Alladi Kuppu Swami 1980–1982
38 Konda Madhava Reddy 1982–1984
39 Koka Ramachandra Rao 1984–1984
40 P. Chennakesav Reddi 1985–1985
41 K. Bhaskaran 1985–1988
42 Yogeshwar Dayal 1988–1991
43 S.C. Pratap 1991–1992
44 S.B. Majumdar 1992–1993
45 Sundaram Nainar Sundaram 1993–1994
46 Saiyed Sagir Ahmed 1994–1995
47 Prabha Shankar Mishra 1995–1997
48 Umesh Chandra Banerjee 1998
49 Manmohan Singh Liberhan 1998–2000
50 S. B. Sinha 2000–2001
51 Dr A.R. Lakshmanan 2001–2002
52 Devinder Gupta 2003–2005
53 G.S. Singhvi 2005–2007
54 Anil Ramesh Dave 2007–2010
55 Nisar Ahmad Kakru 2010–2011
56 Madan Lokur 2011–2012
57 Pinaki Chandra Ghose 2012–2013
58 Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta 2013 – 1 June 2014
S.No. Chief Justice Tenure
High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad
58 Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta 2 June 2014 – 2015
59 Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale 2015
60 T.B. Radhakrishnan July 7, 2018 – December 31, 2018
S.No. Chief Justice Tenure
60 T.B. Radhakrishnan January 1, 2019 – April 2, 2019
61 Raghvendra Singh Chauhan June 22, 2019 – 7 October 2019
S.No Chief Justice Tenure Governor
62 J. K. Maheshwari 7 October 2019 5 January 2021 Biswabhusan Harichandan
63 Arup Kumar Goswami 6 January 2021 12 October 2021
64 Prashant Kumar Mishra 13 October 2021 18 May 2023
65 Dhiraj Singh Thakur 18 May 2023 —

Current judges

See also: List of sitting judges of High Courts of India

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.

The court has a Sanctioned strength of 37 (permanent:28, additional:9) judges.

Judges elevated to the Supreme Court of India-

Sr. No Name of the Judge Date of Elevation Date of Retirement Parent High Court
1 Ahsanuddin Amanullah 06 February 2023 10 May 2028 Patna
2 Prashant Kumar Mishra 19 May 2023 28 August 2029 Chhattisgrah
3 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. ^ "CJI Ranjan Gogoi to open Judicial Complex, lay stone for permanent HC in Amaravati today". The New Indian Express. 3 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. "Andhra Pradesh government withdraws Three Capital Bill amidst opposition from Amaravati farmers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. Staff Reporter (2 February 2019). "CJI to inaugurate judicial complex today". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. "CJ & Sitting Judges". Andhra Pradesh High Court.
  5. Rao, C. Hayavadana, ed. (1915). "Hakim-ud-Daula" . The Indian Biographical Dictionary . Vol. 9.1. Madras: Pillar & Co. p. 174.
  6. Iyer, N. V (1947). Sir Nizamat Jung; a short study. Place of publication not identified: Nizam Silver Jubilee Press. OCLC 28357691.
  7. "High Court Business", Sitting in Judgment : The Working Lives of Judges, Hart Publishing, 2011, doi:10.5040/9781472561008.ch-013, ISBN 978-1-84946-239-6
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