The High Court of Andhra Pradesh and its seats from Guntur to Amaravati

Background

The High Court for the Andhra State was established in 1954 with its principal seat at Guntur, with 7 Judges, and Justice Koka Subba Rao as its first Chief Justice. In 1956 the Hyderabad State and the Andhra State were merged to form the State of Andhra Pradesh, and the High Court of Andhra Pradesh was established with its principal seat at Hyderabad with 11 Judges. The State of Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated in 2014 into the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, and the High Court at Hyderabad was designated as the Common High Court for both States with effect from 02.06.2014, continuing to function from Hyderabad. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh came into existence by an order dated 26.12.2018 and started functioning with its principal seat at Amaravati from 01.01.2019 with 14 Judges. It initially functioned from a temporary accommodation in Vijayawada, and has functioned from the Interim Judicial Complex at Amaravati from 18.03.2019. The court's address is given at Nelapadu, Amaravati, in Guntur District.