Lalitha Kanneganti

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Hon'ble Ms. Justice
Kanneganti Lalithakumari
Judge of Telangana High Court
Assumed office
15 November 2021
Nominated byN. V. Ramana
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Judge at Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office
2 May 2020 – 14 November 2021
Nominated bySharad Arvind Bobde
Appointed byRam Nath Kovind
Personal details
Born
Lalitha Kanneganti

(1971-05-05) 5 May 1971 (age 50)
Bapatla, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Spouse(s)K Vijaya Prasad
ChildrenGautam
Maanasa
Parent(s)K A Choudary
K Amareswari
Alma materPadala Rama Reddi Law College, Osmania University

Kanneganti Lalithakumari (born 5 May 1971) is an Indian judge. She is currently serving as a judge of the Telangana High Court. She is former judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court.[1]

Early life and education[]

She was born in Cheruvu Jammulapalem village.[2] After attending St.Theresa's and Nagarjuna Junior College in Hyderabad she graduated with Bachelor of Arts degree from Vanitha Mahavidyalaya Nampally Hyderabad in 1991.[2] Thereafter, she obtained Bachelor of Laws degree from Padala Rama Reddi Law college, Osmania University in 1994.[2]

Career[]

She enrolled as an advocate with the bar council of Andhra Pradesh on 28 December 1994 and started a practice in the chambers of Sri M.R.K. Choudary, Sri K.Harinath and Sri O.Manohar Reddy and later started an independent practice.[2] She has dealt with a variety of cases like that of civil, criminal, constitutional, taxation, service, non-service, motor accident claims and matrimonial cases.[1]

During her practice, she was also the Standing Counsel for Agriculture Market Committees, English & Foreign Languages University, Endowments, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam; Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences (SVIMS) and Sanskrit University, Tirupati.[1]

On 2 May 2020, she was appointed as a permanent judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Nelapadu, Amaravati.[1]

Notable judgements[]

  • Covid-19 migrant worker crisis (K. Ramakrishna vs Union of India)[3]
  • Vizag LG polymer gas leak (Suo motu PIL)[4]
  • Suo motu for non compliance of orders on medical examination[5]
  • Decongestion of prisons - Release of all convicts, under trail prisoners on interim bail for 90 days[6]
  • Guidelines for Prompt Transmission of Bail Orders[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d May 3, TNN / Updated; 2020; Ist, 11:53. "Three AP high court judges take oath amid lockdown | Vijayawada News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-08-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d "High Court of Andhra Pradesh CJI & Sitting Judges".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Open shelters for migrant workers, HC tells Andhra govt". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  4. ^ "Andhra HC Orders Seizure of LG Polymers Plant, Directors Not to Leave Country". News18. 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  5. ^ India, The Hans (2021-05-22). "MP Raghurama Krishna Raju case: Andhra Pradesh High Court serious over failure to follow its orders". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  6. ^ "Andhra Pradesh HC: Release All Convicts, Under Trial Prisoners on Interim Bail for 90 Days". The Wire. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  7. ^ Sirohi, Sanjeev (2021-07-24). "Andhra Pradesh High Court issues guidelines for prompt transmission of bail orders". The Daily Guardian. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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