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| High Court for the State of Telangana Telaṅgāṇa Rāṣṭra Unnata N'yāyasthānaṁ తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్ర ఉన్నత న్యాయస్థానం | |
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| Telangana State High Court Building | |
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Interactive map of High Court for the State of Telangana Telaṅgāṇa Rāṣṭra Unnata N'yāyasthānaṁ తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్ర ఉన్నత న్యాయస్థానం | |
| 17°22′09″N78°28′19″E / 17.369181°N 78.472039°E | |
| Established | 1 January 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Telangana |
| Location | Hyderabad, Telangana |
| Coordinates | 17°22′09″N78°28′19″E / 17.369181°N 78.472039°E |
| Composition method | Executive selection subject to qualification |
| Authorised by | Constitution of India & Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 |
| Judge term length | mandatory retirement by age of 62 |
| Number of positions | 42 {Permanent 32; Addl. 10} |
| Website | tshc |
| Chief Justice | |
| Currently | Aparesh Kumar Singh |
| Since | 19 July 2025 |
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The Telangana High Court is the High Court for the Indian state of Telangana. Founded by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad Mir Osman Ali Khan, [1] It was established as a High Court for the erstwhile Hyderabad State and in November 1956 after formation of Andhra Pradesh renamed as High Court of Andhra Pradesh. In 2014, after bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh the Court was again renamed as High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad. [2]
The President of India, on 26 December 2018, issued orders bifurcating the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad into High Court for the State of Telangana with the principal seat at Hyderabad and the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, with the principal seat at Amaravati. The bifurcation and the constitution of separate High Courts for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh came into effect from 1 January 2019.
From 2 June 2014, after the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 came into force, the court was renamed and served as a common high court for both of the states until 1 January 2019. A separate high court was established for Andhra Pradesh and inaugurated on 1 January 2019 and it was named as Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The Telangana High Court, which has its seat in Hyderabad, has a total sanctioned strength of 42 judges, comprising 32 permanent judges and 10 additional judges. [3] [4]
Since July 2025, Aparesh Kumar Singh has been serving as the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. [5] [6]
A new building for the High Court is under construction on a site spanning 100 acres at Budvel, Rajendranagar, in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana. [7]
The court during the Nizam era was known as Adalatul Aaliya Osmania (Higher court of Osman Ali Khan) and on November 5, 1956, after Andhra Pradesh was formed under the States Reorganisation Act 1956 it was renamed as ‘High Court of Andhra Pradesh’. [8] On 1 January 2019, the High Court was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh High Court and Telangana High Court after the formation of the state of Telangana. [9]
The High Court building today stands on the south bank of the River Musi. The court building built in red and white stones in Indo-Saracenic style, is one of the finest buildings in the city. The construction was started under Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan, then ruler of Hyderabad. [8] [10]
The High Court functioned from five different locations, before the present location was finalised. The court was earlier located at Pathergatti. In 1909 it was shifted to the residence of Nawab Sir Asman Jah. Later in 1912, the court was shifted to Public Gardens and within 4 months it was once again shifted to the residence of Nawab Nawab Salar Jung Bahadur, at Chatta Bazaar. In 1914, the court was once again shifted to the residence of Nawab Sartaj Jung at Saifabad. During this period the construction of the present building was started and the court shifted to its new location in 1919. The building could accommodate six judges besides accommodation for the office staff, record rooms, and advocates' hall. As number of judges increased a second building was built in 1958 and later in 1978, third building was added. In 2023, it was proposed to shift the court to a new building to be constructed at Rajendranagar. [8] [11] [12]
The plan of the High Court was drawn up by Shankar Lal of Jaipur and the local engineer who executed the design was Mehar Ali Fazil. Its chief engineer was Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig. The High Court was built on the ruins of the Qutb Shahi palaces, Hina Mahal and Nadi Mahal. [8] The construction started on 15 April 1915 and was completed on 31 March 1919. On 20 April 1920, the high court building was inaugurated by the seventh Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan.
In 1944, on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations a silver model of the high court weighing about 300 kg was presented to the Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan by the judiciary. The model is now in the Nizam's Museum in Purani Haveli. [13]
The High Court building has been included in the list of heritage structures compiled by INTACH. World Monuments Fund has included the building in 2025 World Monuments Watch. [14]
When the High Court of Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1956 as a consequence of States Reorganisation Act, the number of judges was increased to 12. The existing accommodation was inadequate to meet the requirements of the larger High Court and so the additional building was constructed in 1958–59. The entire office rooms, record rooms, chambers of advocates (42 in all) and the rooms for law officers were located in this building. The record rooms, Officer rooms in the main building were modified to provide chambers and Court Hall accommodation for 14 Judges.
By 1970, the institution of cases of the High Court has gone up to 35,000 as against 20,000 in 1958. The number of judges increased from 14 to 32. To provide additional accommodation for judges, staff, advocates and law officers, the third building was proposed and the work was completed in 1976. The law officers strength was increased from 8 to 18 by 1980 and the institution of cases had gone up to 55,593 cases. In 1979 a plan was drawn for the four-storey annexe building and due to lack of funds that could not be taken up. There are currently 32 court halls and 38 chambers located in the High Court main building and annexe buildings. The present building for which the foundation stone is being laid by the Chief Justice will have eight court halls and eight chambers for the judges. Some of the court halls located in the verandahs and in the office rooms will be restored to their original position. The institution of cases had risen from 20,078 from 1958 to 1982, 123 including miscellaneous cases in 1985. The pending cases in the High Court as on 24 July 1987 was 84,855 (i.e., 66,276 main cases + 18,579 miscellaneous cases). After the completion of this building, the main building and annexes buildings can locate 32 court halls and 38 chambers.
On 31 August 2009 a major accidental fire broke out through the building reportedly causing severe damage to the library housing rare England law reports, Privy Council journals and a life-size portrait of the Nizam and portraits of judges. However, the records of the court are reportedly safe. The structural integrity of the building also may have been compromised. [15] [16]
The Telangana High Court sits at Hyderabad and has jurisdiction over the state of Telangana. It may have a maximum of 42 judges of which 32 may be permanently appointed and 10 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 29 judges. [17]
| # | Judges | Source | Date of Joining | Date of Retirement | Current High Court |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. S. Ramachandra Rao | Bar | 29 June 2012 | 6 August 2028 | Tripura High Court |
| 2 | Todupunuri Amarnath Goud | Bar | 21 September 2017 | 28 February 2027 | Tripura High Court |
| 3 | T. Vinod Kumar | Bar | 26 August 2019 | 16 November 2026 | Madras High Court |
| 4 | Annireddy Abhishek Reddy | Bar | 26 August 2019 | 6 November 2029 | Patna High Court |
| 5 | Perugu Sree Sudha | Judicial Service | 15 October 2021 | 5 June 2029 | Karnataka High Court |
| 6 | Chillakur Sumalatha | Judicial Service | 15 October 2021 | 4 February 2034 | Karnataka High Court |
| 7 | Munnuri Laxman | Judicial Service | 15 October 2021 | 24 December 2027 | Rajasthan High Court |
| 8 | Kasoju Surendhar | Bar | 24 March 2022 | 10 January 2030 | Madras High Court |
| 9 | Mummineni Sudheer Kumar | Bar | 24 March 2022 | 19 May 2031 | Madras High Court |
| 10 | Ragul Reddy | Judicial Service | 24 March 2022 | 19 May 2031 | Madras High Court |
| 11 | Gunnu Anupama Chakravarthy | Judicial Service | 24 March 2022 | 20 March 2032 | Patna High Court |
This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Telangana. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Telangana High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Telangana High Court but does not have Telangana as their Parent High Court.
| Name | Image | Appointed as CJ in HC of | Date of appointment | Date of retirement [a] | Tenure | Transferred as CJ to HC of | Ref.. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Judge | As Chief Justice | As Chief Justice | As Judge [b] | ||||||
| Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar | | Manipur | 8 August 2008 | 14 February 2021 | 5 February 2023 [†] | 1 year, 357 days | 14 years, 181 days | -- | [18] |
| Mamidanna Satyratna Ramachandra Rao | | Himachal Pradesh | 29 June 2012 | 30 May 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 207 days | 13 years, 176 days | Jharkhand then to Tripura | [19] |
| Name | Image | Appointed as CJ in HC of | Date of appointment | Date of retirement [a] | Tenure | Transferred as CJ to HC of | Ref.. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As Judge | As Chief Justice | As Chief Justice | As Judge [b] | ||||||
| Mohammed Ahmed Ansari | Kerala | 29 November 1946 | 29 March 1960 | 25 November 1961 | 1 year, 242 days | 14 years, 362 days | -- | [20] | |
| Penmetsa Satyanarayana Raju | Andhra Pradesh | 1 November 1954 | 30 December 1964 | 19 October 1965 [†] | 294 days | 10 years, 353 days | -- | [21] | |
| Manohar Pershad | Andhra Pradesh | 20 November 1946 | 20 October 1965 | 7 July 1966 | 261 days | 19 years, 230 days | -- | ||
| N. D. Krishna Rao | Andhra Pradesh | 21 February 1955 | 8 July 1966 | 18 July 1966 | 11 days | 11 years, 148 days | -- | ||
| Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy | Andhra Pradesh | 16 February 1952 | 19 July 1966 | 31 July 1969 [†] | 3 years, 13 days | 17 years, 166 days | -- | [22] | |
| Canakapalli Sanjeevrow Nayudu | Gauhati | 13 March 1958 | 7 February 1967 | 7 March 1968 | 1 year, 30 days | 9 years, 361 days | -- | [21] | |
| N. Kumarayya | Andhra Pradesh | 18 August 1955 | 1 August 1969 | 14 June 1971 | 1 year, 318 days | 15 years, 301 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 | 8 July 1966 | 1 June 1974 | 8 April 1978 | 3 years, 312 days | 11 years, 275 days | Gujarat then back to Andhra Pradesh | ||
| 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 | 21 August 1967 | 23 November 1980 | 22 March 1982 | 1 year, 120 days | 14 years, 214 days | -- | ||
| Konda Madhava Reddy | Andhra Pradesh | 28 May 1968 | 14 April 1983 | 21 October 1985 | 2 years, 191 days | 17 years, 147 days | Bombay | [23] | |
| Koka Ramachandra Rao | Andhra Pradesh | 21 August 1968 | 1984 | 4 July 1984 | 15 years, 319 days | -- | [21] | ||
| Palem Chennakesava Reddy | Andhra Pradesh | 10 May 1972 | 1985 | 2 November 1986 | 14 years, 177 days | Gauhati | |||
| Anisetti Raghuvir | Gauhati | 17 October 1974 | 6 May 1988 | 21 March 1991 | 2 years, 320 days | 16 years, 156 days | -- | ||
| Benjaram Pranaya Jeevan Reddy | Allahabad | 17 July 1975 | 16 April 1990 | 6 October 1991 [†] | 1 year, 174 days | 16 years, 82 days | -- | ||
| Mamidanna Jagannadha Rao | Kerala | 29 November 1982 | 8 August 1991 | 20 March 1997 [†] | 5 years, 225 days | 14 years, 112 days | Delhi | ||
| 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 | -- | ||
| Y. Bhaskar Rao | Karnataka | 11 July 1986 | 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 | -- | ||
| B. Subhashan Reddy | Madras | 25 November 1991 | 12 September 2001 | 2 March 2005 | 3 years, 172 days | 13 years, 98 days | Kerala | ||
| Buchireddy Sudarshan Reddy | | Gauhati | 2 May 1995 | 5 December 2005 | 11 January 2007 [†] | 1 year, 38 days | 11 years, 255 days | -- | |
| Jasti Chelameswar | | Gauhati | 23 June 1997 | 3 May 2007 | 9 October 2011 [†] | 4 years, 160 days | 14 years, 109 days | Kerala | |
| 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 | -- | [24] |
This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Telangana. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation to Supreme Court of India, may not be serving in Telangana High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Telangana High Court but does not have Telangana as their Parent 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 | Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar | | 8 August 2008 | 6 February 2023 | Incumbent | 14 years, 181 days | 2 years, 320 days | 17 years, 136 days | 6th CJ of Manipur HC |
| # | 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 |
| No. | Judge | Term start | Term end | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad | |||||
| 37 | T.B. Radhakrishnan | 7 July 2017 | 31 December 2018 [a] | ||
| Telangana High Court | |||||
| 1 | T.B. Radhakrishnan | 1 January 2019 | 2 April 2019 | ||
| 2 | Raghvendra Singh Chauhan | 22 June 2019 | 6 January 2021 | ||
| 3 | Hima Kohli | 7 January 2021 | 30 August 2021 | ||
| 4 | Satish Chandra Sharma | 11 October 2021 | 27 June 2022 | ||
| 5 | Ujjal Bhuyan | 28 June 2022 | 13 July 2023 | ||
| 6 | Alok Aradhe | 23 July 2023 | 20 January 2025 | ||
| 7 | Aparesh Kumar Singh | 19 July 2025 | Incumbent | ||