Justice Gopal Rao Ekbote (1 June 1912 - 4 June 1994) was
Chief Justice of
Andhra Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The seat of the High Court is currently located at Nelapadu.
History
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh was established in the year 1954 when the sta ...
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Early life and education
He was born on 1 June 1912. He was educated at the
Osmania University
Osmania University is a collegiate university, collegiate Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Mir Osman Ali Khan, the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad in 1918 , He released a farma ...
.
Career
In the
1952 elections, he was elected
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. ...
from Chaderghat.
He was appointed Additional Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court for a period of two years with effect from 7 June 1962 and Permanent Judge from 12 February 1964. He was appointed Chief Justice of A.P. with effect from 1 April 1972 and retired on 1 June 1974.
References
Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
1912 births
1994 deaths
Chief Justices of the Andhra Pradesh High Court
20th-century Indian judges
Hyderabad State politicians
Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
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