AP gets separate HC from January 1

Our Bureau Updated - January 01, 2019 at 11:05 AM.

Andhra Pradesh gets a separate High Court from the New Year's Day and the court will be temporarily housed in the Chief Minister's camp office here.

Chief Justice Pravin Kumar, along with other judges of AP High Court, will be administered the Oath of Office at the Indira Gandhi municipal stadium on Tuesday morning.

The AP High Court staff arrived at Amaravati on Tuesday from Hyderabad in three private buses.

According to Municipal Administration Minister P. Narayana, the construction of the city civil courts building is currently underway at Nelapadu and it would be completed by the end of the month after which the High Court would shift there. He said sixteen court halls, 12 on the first floor, would be ready by the end of the month. He said the temporary court complex would have 2.70 lakh sq. ft built-up area and it was being built at a cost of ₹150 crores.

He complained that the Union Government had issued the order notifying the shifting of the High Court without giving the State Government due notice. Nevertheless, all attempts were being made to expedite the works and provide the facilities to the judges and other staff, he said.

Published on January 1, 2019 05:35