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Andhra Pradesh High Court Gets Three New Judges as Strength Reaches 32

Published on: 06 Jul 2026, 01:24 PM

Three additional judges were sworn into the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday by Chief Justice Lisa Gill.

The new judges are Sunitha Gandham, Alapati Giridhar, and Purushotham Kumar Chintalapudi. Their appointments were notified by the Union Ministry of Law & Justice a few days ago following the approval of President Droupadi Murmu.

With these appointments, the total number of judges in the Andhra Pradesh High Court has increased from 29 to 32.

Source: The Hindu

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