History
The Visakhapatnam is a coastal, port city, often called "The Jewel of the East Coast", situated in the state of Andhra Pradesh, located on the eastern shore of India, nestled among the hills of the Eastern Ghats and facing the Bay of Bengal to the east. It is the administrative headquarters of Visakhapatnam District and is also home of the Eastern Naval Command of the Indian Navy. It is the second largest city in Andhra Pradesh with an area of 550km. It is primarily an industrial city, apart from being a port city. According to the history, the city was named after the god of Valor-Vishakha. It was a part of the Kalinga Kingdom, under Ashoka's rule in 260 B.C. It passed on later to the Andhra Kings of Vengi. After this Pallava, Chola and Ganga dynasties ruled the city.In the 15th century, Vishakhapatnam became a part of the Vijayanagar Empire. It is often called the best tourism destination in Andhra Pradesh. From Lakes to cool Beaches, from beautiful Hill Ranges to Caves and Valleys, Visakhapatnam has them all. The district has many tourism spots that represent the Culture and Heritage of the true India. TheDistrict Court,Visakhapatnam was established in the year 1931. The District has 77 number of Courts, i.e., 21District Courts, 21Senior Civil Judge Courts ,27 Junior Civil Judge Courts , and 8 Special Magistrate Courts. The following is the list of District and Sessions Judges who have acted as such for the year 1931 .
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S.No |
Name |
Period |
1. |
Sri P.Ramlingam,ICS |
1931 |
2. |
Sri V.Panduranga Rao,B.A |
1932 |
3. |
Sri A.C.Happell,ICS |
1934 |
4. |
Sri V.Venkatasubbarao Pantulu |
1935 |
5. |
Sri C.V.Reddy |
1935 |
6. |
Sri J.K.Lancasmire,MA.,ICS, |
1936 to 1939 |
7. |
Sri A.S.Pancha Pakesa Ayyer |
1939 to 1940 |
8. |
Sri A.C.Happell,MA.,ICS., |
1941 |
9. |
Sri Rao Sahib C.Satyanarayana Chowdary |
1941 |
10. |
Sri M.A.Coelhi,MA.,ML., |
1941 |
11. |
Sri P.N.Ramaswamy MA.,BL., |
1942 to 1945 |
12. |
Sri J.A.Pinto MA.,Bl., |
1945 to 1947 |
13. |
Sri Khan Bahudur P.Sarifuddin Saheb Bahudur MA.,BL., |
1948 to 1949 |
14. |
Sri K.V.L.Narasimham |
1949 to 1953 |
15. |
Sri J.Sambasiv Rao Chowdary BA.,BL., |
1953 |
16. |
Sri B.T.M.Raghavacharyulu BA.,BL., |
1953 to 1956 |
17. |
Sri K.JagannadhaRao BA.,BL., |
1957 to 1958 |
18. |
Sri Murahari Rao |
1958 |
19. |
Sri S.Obul Reddy |
1959 |
20. |
Sri M.Ramachandra Raju |
1960 to 1963 |
21. |
Sri M.A.Jabbar |
1963 to 1964 |
22. |
Sri V.Kameswara Rao |
1964 |
23. |
Sri B.S.RamaMOhan Rao |
1964 to 1966 |
24. |
Sri L.Jagadeshwara Rao |
1966 to 1968 |
25. |
Sri K.Venkateswara Rao |
1968 to 1970 |
26. |
Sri K.Kameswara Raju |
1970 |
27. |
Sri K. Ranganayakulu |
1971 to 1972 |
28. |
Sri T.Narsinga Rao |
1972 |
29. |
Sri K.Srikrishna |
1972 to 1974 |
30. |
Sri K.Sriranganayakulu |
1974 to 1976 |
31. |
Sri R.V.K.Eswara Rao |
1976 to 1977 |
32. |
Sri B.Rama Rao |
1977 to 1978 |
33. |
Sri G.RadhaKrishna Rao |
1978 to 1981 |
34. |
Sri T.V.Seshacharyulu |
1981 to 1983 |
35. |
Sri Mohan Ram Reddy |
1983 to 1985 |
36. |
Sri I.Panduranga Rao |
1985 to 1987 |
37. |
Sri N.D.Patnayak |
1987 to 1988 |
38. |
Sri P.Rangayya |
1989 to 1991 |
39. |
Sri G.V.Narayana Rao |
1991 to 1992 |
40. |
Sri M.RamaKrishna |
1992 to 1993 |
41. |
Sri Vamana Rao |
1994 to 1995 |
42. |
Sri A.Venkatareddy |
1995 to 1996 |
43. |
Sri P.Lakshmana Reddy |
1996 to 1999 |
44. |
Sri Ch.S.R.K.Prasad |
1999 to 2001 |
45. |
Sri K.M.Nagabhushan Rao |
2002 to 2003 |
46. |
Sri N.Vidya Prasad |
2003 to 2006 |
47. |
Sri R.Kanta Rao |
2006 to 2008 |
48. |
Sri N.R.L.Nageswara Rao |
2008 to 2010 |
49. |
Sri K.Gaddenna |
2010 to 2011 |
50. |
Sri Ch.Manavendranath Roy |
2011 to 2012 |
51. |
Smt P.Sree Sudha |
2012 |
52. |
Smt V.Venkata Prasad |
2012 to 2013 |
53. |
Sri K.Siva Prasad |
2013 |
54. |
Sri V.JayaSurya |
2013 to 2016 |
55. |
Smt P.V.Jyothirmai |
2016-2018 |
56. |
Ms.B.S.Bhanumathi |
2018 - 2020 |
57. |
Sri. A.HARI HARANADHA SARMA |
2020 onwards |