P. Chandra Reddy | |
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| 14thChief Justice ofMadras High Court | |
| In office 23 November 1964 – 1 July 1966 | |
| Nominated by | P. B. Gajendragadkar |
| Appointed by | S. Radhakrishnan |
| Preceded by | S. Ramachandra Iyer |
| Succeeded by | M. Anantanarayanan |
| 2ndChief Justice ofAndhra Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 16 June 1958 – 22 November 1964 | |
| Nominated by | Sudhi Ranjan Das |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Preceded by | Koka Subba Rao |
| Succeeded by | P. Satyanarayana Raju |
| Judge ofAndhra Pradesh High Court | |
| In office 5 July 1954 – 15 June 1958 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
Acting Chief Justice | |
| In office 31 January 1958 – 15 June 1958 | |
| Appointed by | Rajendra Prasad |
| Preceded by | Koka Subba Rao |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Judge ofMadras High Court | |
| In office 16 July 1949 – 4 July 1954 | |
| Appointed by | C. Rajagopalachari |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Palagani Chandra Reddy (1904-07-01)1 July 1904 |
| Died | 7 October 1976(1976-10-07) (aged 72) |
Justice P. Chandra Reddy orPalagani Chandra Reddy (1 July 1904 – 7 October 1976) was an Indian judge and chief justice of twoHigh Courts of India. He was educated at V.R. High School,Nellore andPachaiyappa’s College inMadras. He was appointed anadvocate at theMadras High Court on 13 August 1928. He had practisedcivil andcriminal cases. He was appointed an additional judge at the same court on 16 July 1949. He was appointed a permanent judge atAndhra State High Court on its formation from 5 July 1954, and later became the acting Chief Justice of the court. He was appointed the permanent Chief Justice of Andhra High Court on 16 June 1958.
He was the acting Governor ofAndhra Pradesh from 20 December 1963 to 19 December 1964. He was appointed the Chief Justice of Madras High Court on 23 December 1964. He was the acting Governor ofTamil Nadu between 24 December 1964 and 7 February 1965. He retired on 7 January 1966. He died on 7 October 1976.[1][2][3]
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