The Telangana High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Telangana. Founded by the 7th Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan,initially,it was set up as High Court of Hyderabad for the then Princely State of Hyderabad Deccan and later renamed High Court of Andhra Pradesh,as it was set up on 5 November 1956 under the States Reorganisation Act,1956. The Andhra Pradesh High Court was renamed as High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad in view of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state.
Punjala Shiv Shankar was an Indian politician. He served as the Minister of External Affairs,Law,and Petroleum. He was a very influential minister in Indira Gandhi's and Rajiv Gandhi's cabinets and was one of the most senior politicians in India. He also served as Governor of Sikkim from 1994 to 1995 and Governor of Kerala from 1995 to 1996.
K. Jayachandra Reddy was a judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Bokka Sri Atchuthananda Swamy,well known as B.S.A. Swamy,was an Indian judge and social justice activist who spent his life striving for the upliftment of downtrodden sections of Andhra Pradesh people,particularly Backward Classes,Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes through social justice and reservations in politics,judiciary,jobs and education.
Justice P. Chandra Reddy or Palagani Chandra Reddy was an Indian judge. He was educated at V.R. High School,Nellore and Pachaiyappa’s College in Madras. He was appointed an advocate at the Madras High Court on 13 August 1928. He had practised civil and criminal cases. He was appointed an additional judge at the same court on 16 July 1949. He was appointed a permanent judge at Andhra State High Court on its formation from 5 July 1954,and later became the acting Chief Justice of the court. He was appointed the permanent Chief Justice of Andhra High Court on 16 June 1958.
Challa Kondaiah (1918-2001) was Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Justice Bipinchandra Jivanlal Divan (1919–2012) was an Indian statesman. He was the Chief Justice of Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh High Courts,and Acting Governor of Andhra Pradesh.
Justice N. Kumarayya served as the Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court,India.
Vangala Eshwaraiah,also spelt as V. Eswaraiah was the former chairperson,National commission for backward classes from 19.09.2013 to September 2016. Prior to this appointment,he was Chief Justice of High Court of Andhra Pradesh in India. He was elevated to the constitutional post as additional Judge of Andhra Pradesh high court in 1999 and then as judge in 2000. Government of India appointed Justice Vangala Eswaraiah,former Acting Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court as the Chairperson of the National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) on 23 September 2013. He was succeeded by Justice M. N. Rao,a retired Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court.
Justice N. D. Krishna Rao was Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Madan Bhimarao Lokur is an Indian jurist. He is a judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji. He is former judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is also a former chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Gauhati High Court and judge of the Delhi High Court.
Anil Ramesh Dave is a former judge at the Supreme Court of India and the current Executive-Chairman of the National Legal Services Authority. Before being elevated to the Supreme Court,he was chief justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and Bombay High Court.
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana is a former Indian judge and journalist who served as the 48th Chief Justice of India.
Gorla Rohini is a former Indian judge and currently head of a government commission investigating categories of Other Backward Classes in India. She was the first female Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court and also served as a judge on the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
Justice Makani Narayana "M. N." Rao is a former Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh,and former chairman of the National Commission on Backward Classes.
Hashmatrai Khubchand Chainani was the Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court.
B. Sudarshan Reddy is the former justice of the Supreme Court of India and the first Lokayukta of Goa.
B. Subhashan Reddy was an Indian Judge who served as Chief Justice of High Courts of India and Chairperson of the first Human Rights Commission of Andhra Pradesh.
Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is a former chief justice of the Manipur High Court. He has also served as a judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and Telangana High Court.
Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti is a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He is former chief justice of the Kerala High Court. He has also served as the acting chief justice of the Kerala High Court and judge of the Kerala High Court and Andhra Pradesh High Court.
