Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court C. Praveen Kumar was accorded a warm reception by Chief Secretary Anil Chandra Punetha, Secretary (General Administration) N. Srikant, Collector B. Lakshmikantham, Joint Collector Vijaya Krishnan and Sub-Collector Misha Singh, at a city hotel on Monday.
Judges J. Uma Devi, T. Rajani, K. Vijaya Lakshmi, S.V. Bhatt, A.V. Sesha Sai, M. Sitarama Murti, U. Durga Prasada Rao, T. Sunil Chowdary, M. Satyanarayana Murthy, G. Syam Prasad, N. Balayogi, D.V.S.S. Somayajulu, and M. Ganga Rao also reached the city in the evening.
According to official sources, Justice Praveen Kumar is scheduled to be sworn in by Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan at the Indira Gandhi Municipal Corporation stadium in the city on January 1 consequent on the Presidential Order to constitute the separate HC of A.P. with effect from the 1st day of the New Year.
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