| Court Name: | High Court of Andhra Pradesh ఆంధ్ర రాష్ట్ర ఉన్నత న్యాయస్థానం |
| Jurisdiction: | Andhra Pradesh |
| Location: | Nelapadu, Andhra Pradesh |
| Coordinates: | 16.5195°N 80.4856°W |
| Type: | Presidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Andhra Pradesh |
| Authority: | Constitution of India |
| Terms: | till the age of 62 years |
| Positions: | 37 |
| Chiefjudgetitle: | Chief Justice |
| Chiefjudgename: | Dhiraj Singh Thakur |
| Termstart: | 28 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]
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.
The High Court is located at Amaravati.[3] It is a G+2 structure which has 23 halls that spread over an area of NaN2.2}}. It was built in 4 acres with a cost of 157.3 crore. This building was constructed by Larsen & Toubro Limited.
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.[4]
| Judge | Date of joining | Date of retirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhiraj Singh Thakur (CJ) | |||
| 2 | Ravi Nath Tilhari | |||
| 3 | Rao Raghunandan Rao | |||
| 4 | Nainala Jayasurya | |||
| 5 | Boppudi Krishna Mohan | |||
| 6 | Kanchireddy Suresh Reddy | |||
| 7 | Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao | |||
| 8 | Boddupalli Sri Bhanumathi | |||
| 9 | Konakanti Sreenivasa Reddy | |||
| 10 | Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad | |||
| 11 | Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda | |||
| 12 | Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao | |||
| 13 | Satti Subba Reddy | |||
| 14 | Ravi Cheemalapati | |||
| 15 | Vaddiboyana Sujatha | |||
| 16 | Vakkalagadda Radha Krishna Krupa Sagar | |||
| 17 | Srinivas Vutukuru | |||
| 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 | Venuthurmalli Gopala Krishna Rao | 28 August 2024 | 29 August 2026 | |
| Vacant | ||||
| Judge | Date of joining | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harinath Nunepally | ||
| 2 | Kiranmayee Mandava | ||
| 3 | Sumathi Jagadam | ||
| 4 | Nyapathy Vijay | ||
| 5 | Maheswara Rao Kunchem | 28 October 2024 | |
| 6 | Thoota Chandra Dhan Shekhar | 28 October 2024 | |
| 7 | Challa Gunaranjan | 28 October 2024 | |
| Vacant |
| S.No | Chief Justice | Tenure | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. K. Maheshwari | 7 October 2019 | 5 January 2021 | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 2 | Arup Kumar Goswami | 6 January 2021 | 12 October 2021 | |
| 3 | Prashant Kumar Mishra | 13 October 2021 | 18 May 2023 | |
See also: List of sitting judges of High Courts of India.
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 |