Andhra Pradesh High Court

High Court of Andhra Pradesh
ఆంధ్ర రాష్ట్ర ఉన్నత న్యాయస్థానము
High Court of Andhra Pradesh building
Interactive map of High Court of Andhra Pradesh
ఆంధ్ర రాష్ట్ర ఉన్నత న్యాయస్థానము
16°31′10″N 80°29′08″E / 16.5195°N 80.4856°E / 16.5195; 80.4856
Established1 January 2019 (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

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh was established in 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.[3] Thereafter the High Court started functioning from the then capital city of the 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 was created, by a Presidential order on 1 January 2019 under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

Geography and structure

The High Court is located at Amaravati.[4] 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

The Andhra Pradesh High Court sits at Amravati, the capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh,[5] 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.[6]

See also: List of sitting judges of High Courts of India § Andhra Pradesh High Court

Judges transferred from the Andhra Pradesh High Court-

Sr. No. Name of the Judge Recruitment Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Remark
1 Lalitha Kanneganti BAR 2 May 2020 4 May 2033 Judge of Telangana High Court

Former chief justices

No. Judge Term start Term end
Supreme Court of Madras
1 Thomas Strange 1801 1816
2 John Newbolt 1816 1820
3 Edmond Stanley 1820 1825
4 Ralph Palmer 1825 1835
5 Robet Comyn 1835 1842
6 Edward Gambier 1842 1850
7 Christopher Rawlinson 1850 1859
8 Henry Davison 1859 1860
9 Colley Scotland 1860 1861
Madras High Court
9 Colley Scotland 15 August 1862 21 November 1871
10 Walter Morgan 22 November 1871 7 February 1879
11 Charles Turner 3 March 1879 1885
12 Arthur Collins 1885 1899
13 Charles White 1899 July 1914
14 John Wallis November 1914 1921
15 Walter Schwabe 1921 1924
16 Murray Coutts-Trotter 3 June 1924 12 May 1929
17 Owen Beasley 1929 1937
18 Lionel Leach 1937 1947
19 Frederick Gentle 12 July 1947 19 April 1948
20 P. V. Rajamannar 20 April 1948 9 May 1961[a]
Andhra High Court, Guntur
1 Koka Subba Rao 5 July 1954 31 October 1956
United Andhra Pradesh High Court
1 Koka Subba Rao 1 November 1956 30 January 1958
2 P. Chandra Reddy 16 June 1958 22 November 1964
3 P. Satyanarayana Raju 30 December 1964 19 October 1965
4 Manohar Pershad 20 October 1965 7 July 1966
5 N. D. Krishna Rao 8 July 1966 18 July 1966
6 P. Jagan Mohan Reddy 19 July 1966 31 July 1969
7 N. Kumarayya 1 August 1969 14 June 1971
8 K.V.L. Narasimham 15 June 1971 31 March 1972
9 Gopal Rao Ekbote 1 April 1972 31 May 1974
10 S. Obul Reddi 1 June 1974 6 July 1976
11 B. J. Divan 7 July 1976 27 August 1977
(10) S. Obul Reddi 28 August 1977 8 April 1978
12 Avula Sambasiva Rao 9 April 1978 15 March 1979
13 Challa Kondaiah 16 March 1979 3 July 1980
14 Alladi Kuppu Swami 23 November 1980 22 March 1982
15 Konda Madhava Reddy 14 April 1983 7 April 1984
16 Koka Ramachandra Rao 1984 4 July 1984
17 P. Chennakesav Reddi 1985 29 September 1985
18 K. Bhaskaran 9 October 1985 18 March 1988
19 Yogeshwar Dayal 19 March 1988 21 March 1991
20 S.C. Pratap 1991 1992
21 S.B. Majumdar 12 October 1992 1 July 1993
22 Sundaram Nainar Sundaram 14 December 1993 1994
23 Saiyed Sagir Ahmed 23 September 1994 4 March 1995
24 Prabha Shankar Mishra 15 May 1995 27 October 1997
25 Umesh Chandra Banerjee 1 February 1998 9 December 1998
26 Manmohan Singh Liberhan 28 December 1998 10 November 2000
27 S. B. Sinha 11 December 2000 25 November 2001
28 Arunachalam R. Lakshmanan 26 November 2001 19 December 2002
29 Devinder Gupta 6 March 2003 3 April 2005
30 G.S. Singhvi 27 November 2005 11 November 2007
31 Anil Ramesh Dave 7 January 2008 11 February 2010
32 Nisar Ahmad Kakru 19 February 2010 25 October 2011
33 Madan Lokur 15 November 2011 4 June 2012
34 Pinaki Chandra Ghose 12 December 2012 8 March 2013
35 Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta 21 May 2013 5 May 2015[b]
High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad
36 T.B. Radhakrishnan 7 July 2017 31 December 2018
Andhra Pradesh High Court
1 J. K. Maheshwari 7 October 2019 5 January 2021
2 Arup Kumar Goswami 6 January 2021 12 October 2021
3 Prashant Kumar Mishra 13 October 2021 18 May 2023
4 Dhiraj Singh Thakur 28 July 2023 Incumbent
  1. ^ During his term Separate High Court for Andhra was established
  2. ^ During his term High Court of Andhra Pradesh was renamed as Hyderabad High Court

Judges elevated as Chief Justice

This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Andhra Pradesh. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Andhra Pradesh High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Andhra Pradesh High Court but does not have Andhra Pradesh as their Parent High Court.

Name Image Appointed as CJ in HC of Date of appointment Date of retirement[a] Tenure
As Judge As Chief Justice As Chief Justice As Judge[b]
Ramesh Ranganathan Uttarakhand 26 May 2005 2 November 2018 27 July 2020 1 year, 269 days 14 years, 338 days
Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti Kerala 12 April 2013 1 June 2023 14 July 2023[‡] 44 days 10 years, 92 days

From erstwhile Undivided Andhra Pradesh High Court

Name Image Appointed as CJ in HC of Date of appointment Date of retirement[a] Tenure Ref..
As Judge As Chief Justice As Chief Justice As Judge[b]
Penmetsa Satyanarayana Raju Andhra Pradesh 1 November 1954 30 December 1964 19 October 1965[‡] 294 days 10 years, 353 days [7]
N. D. Krishna Rao Andhra Pradesh 21 February 1955 8 July 1966 18 July 1966 11 days 11 years, 148 days
Manohar Pershad Andhra Pradesh 20 November 1946 20 October 1965 7 July 1966 261 days 19 years, 230 days
Mohammed Ahmed Ansari Kerala 29 November 1946 29 March 1960 25 November 1961 1 year, 242 days 14 years, 362 days [8]
Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy Andhra Pradesh 16 February 1952 19 July 1966 31 July 1969[‡] 3 years, 13 days 17 years, 166 days [9]
N. Kumarayya Andhra Pradesh 18 August 1955 1 August 1969 14 June 1971 1 year, 318 days 15 years, 301 days [7]
Canakapalli Sanjeevrow Nayudu Gauhati 13 March 1958 7 February 1967 7 March 1968 1 year, 30 days 9 years, 361 days
K. V. L. Narasimham Andhra Pradesh 9 December 1959 15 June 1971 31 March 1972 291 days 12 years, 114 days
Gopal Rao Ekbote Andhra Pradesh 7 June 1962 1 April 1972 31 May 1974 2 years, 61 days 11 years, 359 days
Seshareddi Obul Reddy Andhra Pradesh, transferred to Gujarat then back to Andhra Pradesh 8 July 1966 1 June 1974 8 April 1978 3 years, 312 days 11 years, 275 days
Avula Sambasiva Rao Andhra Pradesh 22 April 1967 9 April 1978 15 March 1979 341 days 11 years, 328 days
Challa Kondaiah Andhra Pradesh 21 August 1967 16 March 1979 3 July 1980 1 year, 110 days 12 years, 318 days
Alladi Kuppu Swami Andhra Pradesh 23 November 1980 22 March 1982 1 year, 120 days 14 years, 214 days
Konda Madhava Reddy Andhra Pradesh, transferred to Bombay 28 May 1968 14 April 1983 21 October 1985 2 years, 191 days 17 years, 147 days [10]
Koka Ramachandra Rao Andhra Pradesh 21 August 1968 1984 4 July 1984 15 years, 319 days [7]
Palem Chennakesava Reddy Andhra Pradesh, transferred to Gauhati 10 May 1972 1985 2 November 1986 14 years, 177 days
Anisetti Raghuvir Andhra Pradesh, transferred to Gauhati 17 October 1974 6 May 1988 21 March 1991 2 years, 320 days 16 years, 156 days
Benjaram Pranaya Jeevan Reddy Andhra Pradesh 17 July 1975 16 April 1990 6 October 1991[‡] 1 year, 174 days 16 years, 82 days
Mamidanna Jagannadha Rao Andhra Pradesh, transferred to Delhi 29 November 1982 8 August 1991 20 March 1997[‡] 5 years, 225 days 14 years, 112 days
Ambati Lakshman Rao Allahabad 10 December 1982 10 April 1995 14 January 1996 280 days 13 years, 36 days
Makani Narayana Rao Himachal Pradesh 11 July 1986 6 November 1997 21 April 1998 167 days 11 years, 285 days
Yarabati Bhaskar Rao Karnataka 9 March 1999 26 June 2000 1 year, 110 days 13 years, 352 days
P. Venkatarama Reddi Karnataka 16 March 1990 21 October 2000 16 August 2001[‡] 300 days 11 years, 154 days
Bollampally Subhashan Reddy Madras, transferred to Kerala 25 November 1991 12 September 2001 2 March 2005 3 years, 172 days 13 years, 98 days
Buchireddy Sudarshan Reddy Gauhati 2 May 1995 5 December 2005 11 January 2007[‡] 1 year, 38 days 11 years, 255 days
Jasti Chelameswar Gauhati, transferred to Kerala 23 June 1997 3 May 2007 9 October 2011[‡] 4 years, 160 days 14 years, 109 days
Toom Meena Kumari Meghalaya 23 February 1998 23 March 2013 3 August 2013 134 days 15 years, 162 days
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana Delhi 27 June 2000 2 September 2013 16 February 2014[‡] 168 days 13 years, 235 days
Gorla Rohini Delhi 25 June 2001 21 April 2014 13 April 2017 2 years, 358 days 15 years, 293 days
Lingappa Narasimha Reddy Patna 10 September 2001 2 January 2015 31 July 2015 211 days 13 years, 325 days
Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy Gujarat 2 December 2002 13 February 2016 1 November 2018[‡] 2 years, 262 days 15 years, 335 days [11]
  1. ^ a b this inlcudes date of resignation, death and Elevation to supreme court
  2. ^ a b also includes tenure as Chief Justice

Judges elevated to Supreme Court

This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Andhra Pradesh. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation to Supreme Court of India, may not be serving in Andhra Pradesh High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Andhra Pradesh High Court but does not have Andhra Pradesh as their Parent High Court.

  Served as Chief Justice of India
# Name of the Judge Image Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Tenure Immediately preceding office
In Parent High Court In Supreme Court In High Court(s) In Supreme Court Total tenure[a]
1 Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti 12 April 2013 14 July 2023 Incumbent 10 years, 92 days 2 years, 249 days 12 years, 341 days 37th CJ of Kerala HC

From erstwhile Undivided Andhra Pradesh High Court

# Name of the Judge Image Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Tenure Immediately preceding office
In Parent High Court In Supreme Court In High Court(s) In Supreme Court Total tenure[a]
1 Penmetsa Satyanarayana Raju 1 January 1954 20 October 1965 20 April 1966[†] 11 years, 292 days 183 days 12 years, 110 days CJ in same High Court
2 Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy 16 February 1952 1 August 1969 22 January 1975 17 years, 166 days 5 years, 175 days 22 years, 341 days CJ in same High Court
3 Ontethupalli Chinnappa Reddy 21 August 1967 17 July 1978 24 September 1987 10 years, 330 days 9 years, 70 days 20 years, 35 days Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC
4 Katikithala Ramaswamy 29 September 1982 6 October 1989 12 July 1997 7 years, 7 days 7 years, 280 days 14 years, 287 days Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC
5 K. Jayachandra Reddy 7 March 1975 11 January 1990 14 July 1994 14 years, 310 days 4 years, 185 days 19 years, 130 days Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC
6 Benjaram Pranaya Jeevan Reddy 17 July 1975 7 October 1991 13 March 1997 16 years, 82 days 5 years, 158 days 21 years, 240 days 31st CJ of Allahabad HC
7 Mamidanna Jagannadha Rao 29 November 1982 21 March 1997 1 December 2000 14 years, 112 days 3 years, 256 days 18 years, 3 days 17th CJ of Delhi HC
8 Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri 11 July 1986 4 December 1997 5 April 2003 11 years, 146 days 5 years, 123 days 16 years, 269 days Acting CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC
9 P. Venkatarama Reddi 16 March 1990 17 August 2001 9 August 2005 11 years, 154 days 3 years, 358 days 15 years, 147 days 20th CJ of Karnataka HC
10 Buchireddy Sudershan Reddy 2 May 1995 12 January 2007 7 July 2011 11 years, 255 days 4 years, 177 days 16 years, 67 days 30th CJ of Gauhati HC
11 Jasti Chelameswar 23 June 1997 10 October 2011 22 June 2018 14 years, 109 days 6 years, 256 days 21 years, 0 days 29th CJ of Kerala HC
12 Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana 27 June 2000 17 February 2014 26 August 2022 13 years, 235 days 8 years, 191 days 22 years, 61 days 28th CJ of Delhi HC
13 Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy 2 December 2002 2 November 2018 4 January 2022 15 years, 335 days 3 years, 64 days 19 years, 34 days 24th CJ of Gujarat HC
  1. ^ a b Includes both tenure as High Court Judge as well as Supreme Court Judge

References

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  2. ^ "Andhra Pradesh government withdraws Three Capital Bill amidst opposition from Amaravati farmers". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Andhra Pradesh: High court returns 'home' to Guntur after 62 years". The Times of India. 28 December 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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