Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. The seat of the High Court is at Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh. The court complex currently used for High court was named as "Judicial complex" and will be used for "City civil court" after the inauguration of Permanent High court building.
History
It was established in the year 1954, when the new state of Andhra 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 met at the Guntur city till 1956. Thereafter, the High Court started functioning from the capital city of Hyderabad. However, post bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and 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 seat of the High Court is at Amaravati, the capital of Andhra Pradesh and the first justice city of India.Geography
Andhra Pradesh High Court was located in Justice City at Nelapadu, a neighbourhood of Amaravati. It is located at a distance of 6.4 km from the Krishna river.Structure
Judicial complex
It is a G+2 structure, which can be further extended to G+5. It 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 one of India's largest multi-national firm Larsen & Toubro Limited.Permanent high court
It will be built over an area of 42 acres, with a built-up area of 12.2 lakh sqft. It would have 36 court halls in first phase, to which an additional 24 halls would be added. Both the phases are expected to be completed by 2022 and 2036 respectively. The estimated cost of this building is 1,400 crores. Its contract was given to Shapoorji Pallonji Group by APCRDA.List of Chief Justices
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 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 |