At 9.55 a.m. on Thursday six new judges will be taking oath at Hyderabad High Court at the court hall of Chief Justice. Acting Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan will be swearing them in. They are D.V.S.S. Somayajulu, K. Vijayalakshmi, P. Keshava Rao, M. Ganga Rao, Abhinand Kumar Shawli and T. Amarnath Goud.
D.V.S.S. Somayajulu was enrolled in 1985 and is from Visakhapatnam. He was initially trained in the office of his father late D.V. Subba Rao, former chairman Bar Council of India. K. Vijaya Lakshmi graduated in law from CRR College, Eluru. She was junior in the office of Justice Parvatha Rao prior to his elevation in 1990 and was a special government pleader in High Court.
P. Keshava Rao is from Warangal district and after his enrolment in 1986 he shifted to Hyderabad and was standing counsel for the CBI in High Court. He dealt with high profile cases of YSRCP leader Jaganmohan Reddy.
M. Ganga Rao hails from remote area of Ananthapur district. After his LLB from Osmania University he started practice at High Court and was government pleader representing undivided AP Government in High Court.
Abhinand Kumar Shawli is native of Hyderabad and after his law graduation from Osmania University he extensively practiced in High Court, AP Administrative Tribunal (APAT) and Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT).
Amarnath Goud who hails from Secunderabad and started his practice in 1990 and was member of Legal Services Authority at High Court. He was officer bearer of High Court Advocates Association for two terms.