A.P. High Court to have two new judges
The Hindu
Their appointment increases the total number of judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court to 32 against the sanctioned strength of 37.
The Supreme Court collegium approved the elevation of judicial officers P. Venkata Jyoyhirmai and V. Gopalakrishna Rao to be the judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court (HC) in its meeting held on Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Their appointment increases the total number of judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court to 32 against the sanctioned strength of 37.
A native of Tenali, Ms. Jyothirmayi is now the Principal District Judge (PDJ) of East Godavari district. Previously, she worked as the PDJ of Visakhapatnam and Prakasam districts and had a stint in the CBI courts besides being chairperson of AP VAT Tribunal.
Mr. Gopalakrishna Rao hails from Challapalli in Krishna district. He is currently the first additional district sessions judge of Guntur.
Mysuru had a special place in the heart and mind of former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who passed away in Bengaluru in the early hours of Tuesday after an illustrious political career. The visionary leader not only spent a considerable duration of his student days in Mysuru, but also studied at Maharaja’s College in the city and received his BA degree from the University of Mysore in the 1950s.
The unhygienic environs of Thathaneri crematorium in Madurai cause discomfort to the people, who visit the place to perform the last rites of their relatives. As the electric crematorium has been remaining shut for more than three months owing to maintenance, the open crematorium is in use for the public.