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High Court for the State of Telangana Telaṅgāṇa Rāṣṭra Unnata N'yāyasthānaṁ
Telangana State High Court Building
Interactive map of High Court for the State of Telangana Telaṅgāṇa Rāṣṭra Unnata N'yāyasthānaṁ
17°22′09″N78°28′19″E / 17.369181°N 78.472039°E /17.369181; 78.472039
Established	1 January 2019 (7 years ago) (1 January 2019)
Jurisdiction	Telangana
Location	Hyderabad,Telangana
Coordinates	17°22′09″N78°28′19″E / 17.369181°N 78.472039°E /17.369181; 78.472039
Composition method	Executive selection subject to qualification
Authorised by	Constitution of India &Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014
Judge term length	mandatory retirement by age of 62
Number of positions	42 {Permanent 32; Addl. 10}
Website	tshc.gov.in
Chief Justice
Currently	Aparesh Kumar Singh
Since	19 July 2025

TheTelangana High Court is theHigh Court for theIndian state ofTelangana. Founded by the 7thNizam of HyderabadMir Osman Ali Khan,^[1] It was established as a High Court for the erstwhileHyderabad State and in November 1956 after formation ofAndhra Pradesh renamed asHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh. In 2014, afterbifurcation of Andhra Pradesh the Court was again renamed asHigh Court of Judicature at Hyderabad.^[2]

The President of India, on 26 December 2018, issued orders bifurcating theHigh Court of Judicature at Hyderabad intoHigh Court for the State of Telangana with the principal seat atHyderabad and theHigh Court of Andhra Pradesh, with the principal seat atAmaravati. The bifurcation and the constitution of separate High Courts for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh came into effect from 1 January 2019.

From 2 June 2014, after theAndhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 came into force, the court was renamed and served as a common high court for both of the states until 1 January 2019. A separate high court was established forAndhra Pradesh and inaugurated on 1 January 2019 and it was named asAndhra Pradesh High Court.

The Telangana High Court, which has its seat inHyderabad, has a total sanctioned strength of 42 judges, comprising 32 permanent judges and 10 additional judges.^[3][4]

Since July 2025,Aparesh Kumar Singh has been serving as the Chief Justice of Telangana High Court.^[5][6]

A new building for the High Court is under construction on a site spanning 100 acres at Budvel, Rajendranagar, in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana.^[7]

The court during the Nizam era was known asAdalatul Aaliya Osmania (Higher court of Osman Ali Khan) and on November 5, 1956, after Andhra Pradesh was formed under theStates Reorganisation Act 1956 it was renamed as ‘High Court of Andhra Pradesh’.^[8]On 1 January 2019, the High Court was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh High Court and Telangana High Court after the formation of the state of Telangana.^[9]

The High Court building today stands on the south bank of theRiver Musi. The court building built in red and white stones inIndo-Saracenic style, is one of the finest buildings in the city. The construction was started underNizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan, then ruler ofHyderabad.^[8][10]

The High Court functioned from five different locations, before the present location was finalised. The court was earlier located atPathergatti. In 1909 it was shifted to the residence ofNawab Sir Asman Jah. Later in 1912, the court was shifted toPublic Gardens and within 4 months it was once again shifted to the residence of NawabNawab Salar Jung Bahadur, atChatta Bazaar. In 1914, the court was once again shifted to the residence of Nawab Sartaj Jung atSaifabad. During this period the construction of the present building was started and the court shifted to its new location in 1919. The building could accommodate six judges besides accommodation for the office staff, record rooms, and advocates' hall. As number of judges increased a second building was built in 1958 and later in 1978, third building was added. In 2023, it was proposed to shift the court to a new building to be constructed atRajendranagar.^[8][11][12]

The plan of the High Court was drawn up by Shankar Lal of Jaipur and the local engineer who executed the design was Mehar Ali Fazil. Its chief engineer was Nawab Khan Bahadur Mirza Akbar Baig. The High Court was built on the ruins of theQutb Shahi palaces, Hina Mahal and Nadi Mahal.^[8] The construction started on 15 April 1915 and was completed on 31 March 1919. On 20 April 1920, the high court building was inaugurated by the seventhNizamMir Osman Ali Khan.

In 1944, on the occasion of the silver jubilee celebrations a silver model of the high court weighing about 300 kg was presented to the Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan by the judiciary. The model is now in the Nizam's Museum inPurani Haveli.^[13]

The High Court building has been included in thelist of heritage structures compiled by INTACH.World Monuments Fund has included the building in2025 World Monuments Watch.^[14]

When the High Court of Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1956 as a consequence ofStates Reorganisation Act, the number of judges was increased to 12. The existing accommodation was inadequate to meet the requirements of the larger High Court and so the additional building was constructed in 1958–59. The entire office rooms, record rooms, chambers of advocates (42 in all) and the rooms for law officers were located in this building. The record rooms, Officer rooms in the main building were modified to provide chambers and Court Hall accommodation for 14 Judges.

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By 1970, the institution of cases of the High Court has gone up to 35,000 as against 20,000 in 1958. The number of judges increased from 14 to 32. To provide additional accommodation for judges, staff, advocates and law officers, the third building was proposed and the work was completed in 1976. The law officers strength was increased from 8 to 18 by 1980 and the institution of cases had gone up to 55,593 cases. In 1979 a plan was drawn for the four-storey annexe building and due to lack of funds that could not be taken up. There are currently 32 court halls and 38 chambers located in the High Court main building and annexe buildings. The present building for which the foundation stone is being laid by the Chief Justice will have eight court halls and eight chambers for the judges. Some of the court halls located in the verandahs and in the office rooms will be restored to their original position. The institution of cases had risen from 20,078 from 1958 to 1982, 123 including miscellaneous cases in 1985. The pending cases in the High Court as on 24 July 1987 was 84,855 (i.e., 66,276 main cases + 18,579 miscellaneous cases). After the completion of this building, the main building and annexes buildings can locate 32 court halls and 38 chambers.

On 31 August 2009 a major accidental fire broke out through the building reportedly causing severe damage to the library housing rare England law reports, Privy Council journals and a life-size portrait of the Nizam and portraits of judges. However, the records of the court are reportedly safe. The structural integrity of the building also may have been compromised.^[15][16]

The Telangana High Court sits atHyderabad and has jurisdiction over the state ofTelangana. It may have a maximum of 42 judges of which 32 may be permanently appointed and 10 may be additionally appointed. Currently, it has 29 judges.^[17]

This sections contains list of only those judges elevated as chief justices whose parent high court is Telangana. This includes those judges who, at the time of appointment as chief justice, may not be serving in Telangana High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of appointment as chief justice were serving in Telangana High Court but does not have Telangana as their Parent High Court.

Name	Image	Appointed as CJ in HC of	Date of appointment		Date of retirement[a]	Tenure		Transferred as CJ to HC of	Ref..
			As Judge	As Chief Justice		As Chief Justice	As Judge[b]
Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar		Manipur	8 August 2008	14 February 2021	5 February 2023[†]	1 year, 357 days	14 years, 181 days	--	[18]
Mamidanna Satyratna Ramachandra Rao		Himachal Pradesh	29 June 2012	30 May 2023	Incumbent	2 years, 259 days	13 years, 228 days	Jharkhand then toTripura	[19]

Name	Image	Appointed as CJ in HC of	Date of appointment		Date of retirement[a]	Tenure		Transferred as CJ to HC of	Ref..
			As Judge	As Chief Justice		As Chief Justice	As Judge[b]
Penmetsa Satyanarayana Raju		Andhra Pradesh	1 November 1954	30 December 1964	19 October 1965[†]	294 days	10 years, 353 days	--	[20]
N. D. Krishna Rao			21 February 1955	8 July 1966	18 July 1966	11 days	11 years, 148 days	--
Manohar Pershad			20 November 1946	20 October 1965	7 July 1966	261 days	19 years, 230 days	--
Mohammed Ahmed Ansari		Kerala	29 November 1946	29 March 1960	25 November 1961	1 year, 242 days	14 years, 362 days	--	[21]
Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy		Andhra Pradesh	16 February 1952	19 July 1966	31 July 1969[†]	3 years, 13 days	17 years, 166 days	--	[22]
N. Kumarayya			18 August 1955	1 August 1969	14 June 1971	1 year, 318 days	15 years, 301 days	--	[20]
Canakapalli Sanjeevrow Nayudu		Gauhati	13 March 1958	7 February 1967	7 March 1968	1 year, 30 days	9 years, 361 days	--
K. V. L. Narasimham		Andhra Pradesh	9 December 1959	15 June 1971	31 March 1972	291 days	12 years, 114 days	--
Gopal Rao Ekbote			7 June 1962	1 April 1972	31 May 1974	2 years, 61 days	11 years, 359 days	--
Seshareddi Obul Reddy			8 July 1966	1 June 1974	8 April 1978	3 years, 312 days	11 years, 275 days	Gujarat then back to Andhra Pradesh
Avula Sambasiva Rao			22 April 1967	9 April 1978	15 March 1979	341 days	11 years, 328 days	--
Challa Kondaiah			21 August 1967	16 March 1979	3 July 1980	1 year, 110 days	12 years, 318 days	--
Alladi Kuppu Swami				23 November 1980	22 March 1982	1 year, 120 days	14 years, 214 days	--
Konda Madhava Reddy			28 May 1968	14 April 1983	21 October 1985	2 years, 191 days	17 years, 147 days	Bombay	[23]
Koka Ramachandra Rao			21 August 1968	1984	4 July 1984		15 years, 319 days	--	[20]
Palem Chennakesava Reddy			10 May 1972	1985	2 November 1986		14 years, 177 days	Gauhati
Anisetti Raghuvir		Gauhati	17 October 1974	6 May 1988	21 March 1991	2 years, 320 days	16 years, 156 days	--
Benjaram Pranaya Jeevan Reddy		Allahabad	17 July 1975	16 April 1990	6 October 1991[†]	1 year, 174 days	16 years, 82 days	--
Mamidanna Jagannadha Rao		Kerala	29 November 1982	8 August 1991	20 March 1997[†]	5 years, 225 days	14 years, 112 days	Delhi
Ambati Lakshman Rao		Allahabad	10 December 1982	10 April 1995	14 January 1996	280 days	13 years, 36 days	--
Makani Narayana Rao		Himachal Pradesh	11 July 1986	6 November 1997	21 April 1998	167 days	11 years, 285 days	--
Y. Bhaskar Rao		Karnataka		9 March 1999	26 June 2000	1 year, 110 days	13 years, 352 days	--
P. Venkatarama Reddi			16 March 1990	21 October 2000	16 August 2001[†]	300 days	11 years, 154 days	--
B. Subhashan Reddy		Madras	25 November 1991	12 September 2001	2 March 2005	3 years, 172 days	13 years, 98 days	Kerala
Buchireddy Sudarshan Reddy		Gauhati	2 May 1995	5 December 2005	11 January 2007[†]	1 year, 38 days	11 years, 255 days	--
Jasti Chelameswar			23 June 1997	3 May 2007	9 October 2011[†]	4 years, 160 days	14 years, 109 days	Kerala
Toom Meena Kumari		Meghalaya	23 February 1998	23 March 2013	3 August 2013	134 days	15 years, 162 days	--
Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana		Delhi	27 June 2000	2 September 2013	16 February 2014[†]	168 days	13 years, 235 days	--
Gorla Rohini			25 June 2001	21 April 2014	13 April 2017	2 years, 358 days	15 years, 293 days	--
Lingappa Narasimha Reddy		Patna	10 September 2001	2 January 2015	31 July 2015	211 days	13 years, 325 days	--
Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy		Gujarat	2 December 2002	13 February 2016	1 November 2018[†]	2 years, 262 days	15 years, 335 days	--	[24]

This section includes the list of only those judges whose parent high court was Telangana. This includes those judges who, at the time of elevation toSupreme Court of India, may not be serving in Telangana High Court but this list does not include judges who at the time of elevation were serving in Telangana High Court but does not have Telangana as their Parent High Court.

#	Name of the Judge	Image	Date of Appointment		Date of Retirement	Tenure			Immediately preceding office
			In Parent High Court	In Supreme Court		In High Court(s)	In Supreme Court	Total tenure[a]
1	Puligoru Venkata Sanjay Kumar		8 August 2008	6 February 2023	Incumbent	14 years, 181 days	3 years, 7 days	17 years, 188 days	6th CJ ofManipur HC

#	Name of the Judge	Image	Date of Appointment		Date of Retirement	Tenure			Immediately preceding office
			In Parent High Court	In Supreme Court		In High Court(s)	In Supreme Court	Total tenure[a]
1	Penmetsa Satyanarayana Raju		1 January 1954	20 October 1965	20 April 1966[†]	11 years, 292 days	183 days	12 years, 110 days	CJ in same High Court
2	Pingle Jaganmohan Reddy		16 February 1952	1 August 1969	22 January 1975	17 years, 166 days	5 years, 175 days	22 years, 341 days	CJ in same High Court
3	Ontethupalli Chinnappa Reddy		21 August 1967	17 July 1978	24 September 1987	10 years, 330 days	9 years, 70 days	20 years, 35 days	Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC
4	Katikithala Ramaswamy		29 September 1982	6 October 1989	12 July 1997	7 years, 7 days	7 years, 280 days	14 years, 287 days	Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC
5	K. Jayachandra Reddy		7 March 1975	11 January 1990	14 July 1994	14 years, 310 days	4 years, 185 days	19 years, 130 days	Judge of Andhra Pradesh HC
6	Benjaram Pranaya Jeevan Reddy		17 July 1975	7 October 1991	13 March 1997	16 years, 82 days	5 years, 158 days	21 years, 240 days	31st CJ ofAllahabad HC
7	Mamidanna Jagannadha Rao		29 November 1982	21 March 1997	1 December 2000	14 years, 112 days	3 years, 256 days	18 years, 3 days	17th CJ ofDelhi HC
8	Syed Shah Mohammed Quadri		11 July 1986	4 December 1997	5 April 2003	11 years, 146 days	5 years, 123 days	16 years, 269 days	Acting CJ of Andhra Pradesh HC
9	P. Venkatarama Reddi		16 March 1990	17 August 2001	9 August 2005	11 years, 154 days	3 years, 358 days	15 years, 147 days	20th CJ ofKarnataka HC
10	Buchireddy Sudershan Reddy		2 May 1995	12 January 2007	7 July 2011	11 years, 255 days	4 years, 177 days	16 years, 67 days	30th CJ ofGauhati HC
11	Jasti Chelameswar		23 June 1997	10 October 2011	22 June 2018	14 years, 109 days	6 years, 256 days	21 years, 0 days	29th CJ ofKerala HC
12	Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana		27 June 2000	17 February 2014	26 August 2022	13 years, 235 days	8 years, 191 days	22 years, 61 days	28th CJ ofDelhi HC
13	Ramayyagari Subhash Reddy		2 December 2002	2 November 2018	4 January 2022	15 years, 335 days	3 years, 64 days	19 years, 34 days	24th CJ ofGujarat HC

1. Registrar General – E. Tirumala Devi
2. Registrar (Judicial I) – Sri Sura Srinivas Reddy
3. Registrar (Judicial II)-K Gangadhara rao
4. Registrar (Administration) – V. Bala Bhaskar Rao
5. Registrar (I.T.)-cum-Central Project Coordinator (IT &E-Committee related) – T Venkateswara Rao
6. Registrar (Vigilance) – E. Tirumala Devi
7. Registrar (Management)-V Ramesh
8. Registrar (Protocol)-T Venkateswara Rao
9. District Judge (Enquiries)
10. Registrar (Recruitment) – Sri Sura Srinivas Reddy

1. Adilabad – M. R. Sunitha
2. Karimnagar – B. Prathima
3. Khammam – P Chandrashekara Prasad
4. Mahabubnagar -S Premavathi
5. Medak – B Papi Reddy
6. Nalgonda – S Jagjeevan Kumar
7. Nizamabad -Kunchala Suneetha
8. Rangareddy – R Tirupathi
9. Warangal –Narsing Rao Nandikonda
10. Hyderabad-City Civil Court – Renuka Yara
11. Hyderabad-City Small Causes Court -V B Nirmala Geethamba
12. Hyderabad-Metropolitan Sessions Court – E Tirumala Devi
13. Hyderabad – Principal CBI – Ch. Ramesh Babu

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