# Andhra Pradesh High Court

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.

## 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. It is a G+2 structure which has 23 halls that spread over an area of 220,000 square feet (20,000 m$^2$). It was built in 4 acres with a cost of 157.3 crore. This building was constructed by Larsen & Toubro Limited.

## 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 29 judges.

### Permanent judges

| # | 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 | Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa | 28 August 2024 | 31 July 2034 |
| 23 | Venuthurmalli Gopala Krishna Rao | 28 August 2024 | 29 August 2026 |
| | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant |

### Additional judges

| # | 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 | |

## List of chief justices
### Supreme Court

| # | Chief Justice | Term |
| 1 | Sir Thomas Andrew Lumisden Strange | 1801–1816 |
| 2 | Sir John Henry Newbolt | 1816–1820 |
| 3 | Sir Edmond Stanley | 1820–1825 |
| 4 | Sir Ralph Palmer | 1825–1835 |
| 5 | Sir Robert Buckley Comyn | 1835–1842 |
| 6 | Sir Edward John Gambier | 1842–1850 |
| 7 | Sir Christopher Rawlinson | 1850–1859 |
| 8 | Sir Henry Davison | 1859–1860 |
| 9 | Sir Colley Harman Scotland | 1860–1861 |

### High Court (British Administration)

| # | Chief Justice | Term |
| 9 | Sir Colley Harman Scotland | 1861–1871 |
| 10 | Sir Walter Morgan | 1871–1879 |
| 11 | Sir Charles Arthur Turner | 1879–1885 |
| 12 | Sir Arthur John Hammond Collins | 1885–1898 |
| 13 | Charles Arnold White | 1899–1914 |
| 14 | John Edward Power Wallis | 1914–1921 |
| 15 | Sir Walter George Salis Schwabe | 1921–1924 |
| 16 | Sir Murray Coutts-Trotter | 1924–1929 |
| 17 | Sir Horace Owen Compton Beasley | 1929–1937 |
| 18 | Sir Alfred Henry Lionel Leach | 1937–1947 |
| 19 | Sir Fredrick William Gentle | 1947–1948 |
| S.No. | Chief Justice | Tenure |
| Hyderabad State High Court |||
| 20 | Muhammad Muslehuddin. | |
| 21 | Nizamat Jung | 1916–1918 |
| S.No. | Chief Justice | Tenure |
| Hyderabad State High Court |||
| 22 | R. S. Naik | |
| S. No. | Chief Justice | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement |
| 23 | P. V. Rajamannar | 22 April 1948 | 9 May 1956 |
| S.No. | Chief Justice | Tenure |
| United Andhra Pradesh High Court |||
| 24 | Koka Subba Rao | 1956–1958 |
| 25 | P. Chandra Reddy | 1958–1964 |
| 26 | P. Satyanarayana Raju | 1964–1965 |
| 27 | Manohar Pershad | 1965–1966 |
| 28 | N.D. Krishna Rao | 1966–1966 |
| 29 | P. Jagan Mohan Reddy | 1966–1969 |
| 30 | N. Kumarayya | 1969–1971 |
| 31 | K.V.L. Narasimham | 1971–1972 |
| 32 | Gopal Rao Ekbote | 1972–1974 |
| 33 | S. Obul Reddi | 1974–1976 & 1977–1978 |
| 34 | B. J. Divan | 1976–1977 |
| 35 | Avula Sambasiva Rao | 1978–1979 |
| 36 | Challa Kondaiah | 1979–1980 |
| 37 | Alladi Kuppu Swami | 1980–1982 |
| 38 | Konda Madhava Reddy | 1982–1984 |
| 39 | Koka Ramachandra Rao | 1984–1984 |
| 40 | P. Chennakesav Reddi | 1985–1985 |
| 41 | K. Bhaskaran | 1985–1988 |
| 42 | Yogeshwar Dayal | 1988–1991 |
| 43 | S.C. Pratap | 1991–1992 |
| 44 | S.B. Majumdar | 1992–1993 |
| 45 | Sundaram Nainar Sundaram | 1993–1994 |
| 46 | Saiyed Sagir Ahmed | 1994–1995 |
| 47 | Prabha Shankar Mishra | 1995–1997 |
| 48 | Umesh Chandra Banerjee | 1998 |
| 49 | Manmohan Singh Liberhan | 1998–2000 |
| 50 | S. B. Sinha | 2000–2001 |
| 51 | Dr A.R. Lakshmanan | 2001–2002 |
| 52 | Devinder Gupta | 2003–2005 |
| 53 | G.S. Singhvi | 2005–2007 |
| 54 | Anil Ramesh Dave | 2007–2010 |
| 55 | Nisar Ahmad Kakru | 2010–2011 |
| 56 | Madan Lokur | 2011–2012 |
| 57 | Pinaki Chandra Ghose | 2012–2013 |
| 58 | Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta | 2013 – 1 June 2014 |
| S.No. | Chief Justice | Tenure |
| High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad |||
| 58 | Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta | 2 June 2014 – 2015 |
| 59 | Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale | 2015 |
| 60 | T.B. Radhakrishnan | July 7, 2018 – December 31, 2018 |
| S.No. | Chief Justice | Tenure |
| 60 | T.B. Radhakrishnan | January 1, 2019 – April 2, 2019 |
| 61 | Raghvendra Singh Chauhan | June 22, 2019 – 7 October 2019 |
| S.No | Chief Justice | Tenure | Tenure | Governor |
| 62 | J. K. Maheshwari | 7 October 2019 | 5 January 2021 | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 63 | Arup Kumar Goswami | 6 January 2021 | 12 October 2021 | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 64 | Prashant Kumar Mishra | 13 October 2021 | 18 May 2023 | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 65 | Dhiraj Singh Thakur | 18 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.
The court has a Sanctioned strength of 37 (permanent:28, additional:9) judges.
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 |