Andhra Pradesh High Court

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High Court of Andhra Pradesh
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High Court of Andhra Pradesh building
Andhra Pradesh High Court
16°31′10″N80°29′08″E / 16.5195°N 80.4856°E / 16.5195; 80.4856
Established1 January 2019;5 years ago (2019-01-01)
Jurisdiction Andhra Pradesh
Location Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates 16°31′10″N80°29′08″E / 16.5195°N 80.4856°E / 16.5195; 80.4856
Composition method Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Authorized by Constitution of India
Judge term lengthtill the age of 62 years
Number of positions37
Website aphc.gov.in
Chief Justice
Currently Dhiraj Singh Thakur
Since28 July 2023

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The seat of the High Court is currently located at Nelapadu, Amaravati. [1] [2]

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History

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. [3] It is a G+2 structure which has 23 halls that spread over an area of 2.2 lakh sqft. 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, and can have maximum of 37 judges, of which 28 must be permanently appointed and 9 may be additionally appointed. The court currently has 28 judges. [4]

Permanent judges

#JudgeDate of joiningDate of retirement
1 Dhiraj Singh Thakur (CJ)25 July 202324 April 2026
2Akula Venkata Sesha Sai12 April 20132 June 2024
3Upmaka Durga Prasad Rao23 October 201311 August 2024
4Cheekati Manavendranath Roy20 June 201920 May 2026
5Ravi Nath Tilhari12 December 20198 February 2031
6Rao Raghunandan Rao13 January 202029 June 2026
7Nainala Jayasurya13 January 202026 August 2030
8Boppudi Krishna Mohan2 May 20204 February 2027
9Kanchireddy Suresh Reddy2 May 20206 December 2026
10Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao8 December 202112 June 2028
11Boddupalli Sri Bhanumathi8 December 202130 January 2030
12Konakanti Sreenivasa Reddy14 February 20222 June 2028
13Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad14 February 202227 May 2026
14Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda14 February 202230 June 2029
15Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao14 February 20222 August 2029
16Satti Subba Reddy14 February 20224 February 2032
17Ravi Cheemalapati14 February 20223 December 2029
18Vaddiboyana Sujatha14 February 20229 September 2028
19Adusumalli Venkata Ravindra Babu4 August 202219 July 2024
20Vakkalagadda Radha Krishna Krupa Sagar4 August 202218 June 2025
21Syamsunder Bandaru4 August 202230 August 2024
22Srinivas Vutukuru4 August 202217 April 2026
Vacant
Vacant

Additional judges

#JudgeDate of joining
1Boppana Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Chakravarthi4 August 2022
2Tallapragada Mallikarjuna Rao4 August 2022
3Duppala Venkata Ramana4 August 2022
4Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa27 January 2023
5Venuthurmalli Gopala Krishna Rao27 January 2023
6Harinath Nunepally21 October 2023
7Kiranmayee Mandava21 October 2023
8Sumathi Jagadam21 October 2023
9Nyapathy Vijay21 October 2023

Former Chief Justices

S.NoChief JusticeTenureGovernor
1 J. K. Maheshwari 7 October 20195 January 2021 Biswabhusan Harichandan
2 Arup Kumar Goswami 6 January 202112 October 2021
3 Prashant Kumar Mishra 13 October 202118 May 2023

Current judges

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. NoName of the JudgeDate of ElevationDate of RetirementParent High Court
1 Ahsanuddin Amanullah 06 February 202310 May 2028Patna
2Prashant Kumar Mishra19 May 202328 August 2029Chhattisgrah
3 Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti 14 July 20235 May 2027Andhra Pradesh

Judges transferred from the Andhra Pradesh High Court-

Sr. No.Name of the JudgeRecruitmentDate of AppointmentDate of RetirementRemark
1Battu DevanandBAR13 January 202013 April 2028Judge of Madras High Court
2Donadi RameshBAR13 January 202026 June 2027Judge of Allahabad High Court
3 Lalitha Kanneganti BAR2 May 20204 May 2033Judge of Telangana High Court

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