APHC- High Court of Andhra Pradesh

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh State was established in 1954 following the formation of the State of Andhra, separated from the Madras Presidency. Initially located in Guntur, the court moved to Hyderabad after the formation of the unified Andhra Pradesh in 1956. Hon’ble Justice Koka Subba Rao was the first Chief Justice.

In 2014, following the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad became common for both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. This arrangement began on 02/06/2014 under Section 30(1) of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

On 01/01/2019, separate High Courts for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana were formed as per Government of India orders dated 26/12/2018. The Andhra Pradesh High Court began operations at Amaravati with 14 Hon’ble Judges. Hon’ble Sri Justice C. Praveen Kumar was appointed the Acting Chief Justice.

The Interim Judicial Complex at Amaravati was inaugurated on 03/02/2019 by Hon’ble Sri Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Chief Justice of India, along with Hon’ble Sri Justice N.V. Ramana and other dignitaries from the judiciary and state.

Several esteemed guests attended the inauguration including former Chief Minister Sri N. Chandrababu Naidu, Hon’ble Justice T.B. Radhakrishnan, Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, and other dignitaries of the legal fraternity.

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh officially started its judicial and administrative operations at the Interim Judicial Complex, Nelapadu, Amaravati on 18/03/2019.