Justice Battu Devanand sworn in as addl. judge of Madras High Court

Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: April 13 2023

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Madras High Court acting Chief Justice T Raja administered the oath of office to Justice Battu Devanand as an additional judge of the High Court, who has been transferred from Andhra Pradesh High Court.
With his induction, the working strength of the judges in the court has increased to 61 as against the sanctioned strength of 75 judges.
He served as Asst. Government Pleader in the High Court from 1996 to 2000 and handled number of cases on behalf of Poor & Vulnerable persons while doing private practice.
Later, he was elected as Member of the Bar Council of the State of Andhra Pradesh in 2006.
Battu served as Government Pleader in the High Court from 2014 to 2019 and elevated to the Bench as Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and assumed charge on 13 January 2020.