Andhra Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh (Telugu: ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ ఉన్నత న్యాయస్థానము) (also commonly known as Andhra High Court) is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The seat of the High Court is currently located at Amaravati.[1] The Government of Andhra Pradesh has however decided and passed a bill in the state legislature to shift the Principle seat of High court to Kurnool and establish an additional Bench of High court at Visakhapatnam, the executive capital of Andhra Pradesh.[2]

High Court of Andhra Pradesh
ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ ఉన్నత న్యాయస్థానము
High Court of Andhra Pradesh Building
Established1 January 2019
LocationCurrent Principal bench
Amaravati

Proposed Principal bench
Kurnool

Other proposed bench
Visakhapatnam
Coordinates16.5195°N 80.4856°E / 16.5195; 80.4856
Composition methodPresidential with confirmation of Chief Justice of India and Governor of Andhra Pradesh
Authorized byConstitution of India
Appeals toSupreme Court of India
Judge term lengthtill the age of 62 years
Number of positions37
Websitehc.ap.nic.in
Chief Justice
CurrentlyArup Kumar Goswami
Since6 January 2021

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 Nelapadu, a neighbourhood of 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]

Proposed Permanent High Court at Kurnool and a bench at Visakhapatnam

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to establish the principle seat of High Court at Kurnool by shifting the existing principal bench from Amaravati to Kurnool and the same was even appealed in the bill that has been passed by the State Legilsature to the Government of India.[4] This move comes as a part of the Decentralisation plan of the Government which in turn was a part of Sribagh Pact.

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has also proposed to establish an additional Bench of High Court at Visakhapatnam, the executive capital of Andhra Pradesh in the bill that was passed.[5]

List of Chief Justices
Shri Arup Kumar Goswami, Honourable Chief Justice.
S. No. Chief Justice Tenure Governor

(Oath of office administered by)

Date of Appointment as CJ/ACJ Term end
- Chagari Praveen Kumar (acting) 1 January 2019 6 October 2019 E S L Narasimhan
1 J. K. Maheshwari 7 October 2019 5 January 2021 Biswabhusan Harichandan
2 Arup Kumar Goswami 6 January 2021 Incumbent Biswabhusan Harichandan

Current Judges
Shri Arup Kumar Goswami taking oath as the Honourable Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.

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.[6]

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, Justice Date of Elevation Date of Retirement Parent High Court
1 N. V. Ramana 17 February 2014 26 August 2022 Andhra Pradesh

Judges transferred from the Andhra Pradesh High Court-

Sr. No. Name of the Judge, Justice Recruitment Date of Appointment Date of Retirement Remark
1 Ramesh Ranganathan BAR 26 May 2005 27 July 2020 Chief Justice of Uttarakhand High Court
2 Sarasa Venkatanarayana Bhatti BAR 12 April 2013 5 May 2024 Judge of Kerala High Court
3 Dama Seshadri Naidu BAR 21 September 2013 17 June 2024 Judge of Bombay High Court


See also: List of sitting judges of High Courts of India

References
  1. "CJI Ranjan Gogoi to open Judicial Complex, lay stone for permanent HC in Amaravati today". The New Indian Express. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
  2. Rao, G. v r Subba (16 June 2020). "Assembly passes CRDA repeal, three-capital Bills". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  3. Staff Reporter (2 February 2019). "CJI to inaugurate judicial complex today". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  4. Rao, G. v r Subba (16 June 2020). "Assembly passes CRDA repeal, three-capital Bills". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. Rao, G. v r Subba (16 June 2020). "Assembly passes CRDA repeal, three-capital Bills". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. "High Court Business", Sitting in Judgment : The Working Lives of Judges, Hart Publishing, 2011, doi:10.5040/9781472561008.ch-013, ISBN 978-1-84946-239-6
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