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Andhra Pradesh High Court

Coordinates: 16°31′10″N 80°29′08″E / 16.5195°N 80.4856°E / 16.5195; 80.4856
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High Court of Andhra Pradesh
ఆంధ్ర రాష్ట్ర ఉన్నత న్యాయస్థానం
High Court of Andhra Pradesh building
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16°31′10″N 80°29′08″E / 16.5195°N 80.4856°E / 16.5195; 80.4856
Established1 January 2019; 5 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.[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

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The High Court is located at Amaravati.[3] It is a G+2 structure which has 23 halls that spread over an area of 220,000 square feet (20,000 m2). 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

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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.[4]

Permanent judges

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# 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 Venuthurmalli Gopala Krishna Rao 28 August 2024 29 August 2026
Vacant

Additional judges

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# 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

Former Chief Justices

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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

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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.[5]

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

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "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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