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 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 the 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 was created, by a Presidential order 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. 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.Judges transferred from the Andhra Pradesh High Court-
| Sr. No. | Name of the Judge | Recruitment | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | Remark |
| 1 | Lalitha Kanneganti | BAR | 2 May 2020 | 4 May 2033 | Judge of Telangana High Court |
Judges elevated as Chief Justice
This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Andhra Pradesh. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Andhra Pradesh High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Andhra Pradesh High Court but does not have Andhra Pradesh as their Parent High Court.;Key
- Resigned
- Elevated to Supreme Court
Judges elevated to Supreme Court
This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Andhra Pradesh. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation to Supreme Court of India, may not be serving in Andhra Pradesh High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Andhra Pradesh High Court but does not have Andhra Pradesh as their Parent High Court.;Key
- Resigned
- Died in office