Konda Madhava Reddy (1923–1997) is a former Chief Justice of

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and Bombay High Court, and former member of the Council of Smaller States,

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. Justice Reddy was an eminent personality in Indian judiciary at large and educational, cultural and social organizations in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Personal

Justice Konda Madhava Reddy was born on 21 October 1923, to Shri

Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (12 December 1890 – 24 July 1970) was an Indian statesman and activist served as the first Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1959 to 1962. He is a freedom fighter who fought the Telangana Rebellion again ...

and Tungabhadramma at Sahrajpet in Nalgonda district of State of Andhra Pradesh. He hailed from a distinguished family of freedom fighters. His father Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy was a congress leader, revenue minister and Deputy Chief Minister of State of Andhra Pradesh from 1957 thru 1962. He was married to Jayalatha Devi. The couple had 3 daughters and 1 son,

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (born 26 February 1960) is an Indian engineer, entrepreneur, and politician. He served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha from Telangana Rashtra Samithi representing Chevella, Telangana. He is the grands ...

, who is a

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from Chevella Lok Sabha constituency in

Telangana Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...

.http://jkmrfoundation.org/Biodata.aspx"Children" Justice Reddy among his peers is remembered as a soft-spoken, thoughtful, contemplative, reasonable and fair with an innate sense of justice. He is often cited as persuasive and thorough with facts and the law. As a person, he was a complete gentleman, always kind, helpful and unassuming. He was never agitated, never given to fury, eschewed passionate views and brought to any discussion, clarity of thought enabling those around him to take the right decision. He was an educationist, a scholar and a jurist. Justice Konda Madhava Reddy died on 25 September 1997, after suffering from

non-Hodgkin lymphoma Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), also known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a group of blood cancers that includes all types of lymphomas except Hodgkin lymphomas. Symptoms include enlarged lymph nodes, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and tirednes ...

Education

* Government High School at Chaderghat, Hyderabad * Bachelors in Political Science and Economics from Nizam College, Hyderabad * MA Economics, Ferguson College, Pune University * LLB from Bombay University

Career

Judicial

Justice Konda Madhava Reddy had a prominent and successful career in Indian judiciary spanning over five decades. During his career, he held high ranks, to list a few: * Pleader of AP High Court (1944) * Advocate of AP High Court (1956) * Public Prosecutor AP High Court (1967) * Judge AP High Court (1968) * Commissioner Cuddapah Police Firing (1973) * Acting Chief Justice of AP High Court (1982) * Chief Justice of AP High Court (1983) * Chief Justice of Bombay High Court (1983-1985) * Acting Governor of State of Maharashtra (1985) * Chairman of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) (1985-1988) * Senior Advocate of Supreme Court of India (1988-1997)

Educationist

Justice Konda Madava Reddy was founder and on the forefront of several educational, social and cultural organizations in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Following is a list of various organizations which he led. Some of these were founded by him. * Syndicate and Dean of Law at Kakatiya University, Warangal * Board Member at Kakatiya University, Warangal * Board Member at Osmania University, Hyderabad * Board Member at Nagarjuna University, Hyderabad * Member of Indian Hockey Federation * Chairman of Chaitanya Bharati Education Society * Chairman of Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology * Chairman of Kuchupudi Art Academy * Chairman of Andhra Vidyalaya Education Society * Chairman of Indira Seva Sadan Trust High School

References

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