Gopal Rao Ekbote
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Justice Gopal Rao Ekbote was Chief Justice
of Andhra Pradesh High Court
.
He was born on June 1, 1912. He was educated at Saraswati Bhuvan Middle School, and Government High School, Aurangabad and Osmania University
. He enrolled as an Advocate of the Hyderabad High Court on 28 November 1948 and as an Advocate of Supreme Court
in 1951. He practiced in the beginning in the Munsif Magistrate's court in Aurangabad District, then in the Subordinate Courts and High Court at Hyderabad. He started practising in the Andhra Pradesh High Court since the reorganisation of state and practised mostly on Civil side. He was Minister of Education, Local Government and Parliamentary Affairs in the former Hyderabad State
from 26 January 1954 to 31 October 1956. He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh in 1957.
He was appointed as Additional Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court for a period of two years with effect from 7 June 1962 and as Permanent Judge from 12 February 1964. He was appointed as Chief Justice of A.P. with effect from 1 April 1972 and retired on 1 June 1974.
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of Andhra Pradesh High Court
Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court is the High Court of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It was set up on 5 July 1954 under the Andhra State Act, 1953.Its seat is in the administrative capital, Hyderabad and has a sanctioned judge strength of 39....
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He was born on June 1, 1912. He was educated at Saraswati Bhuvan Middle School, and Government High School, Aurangabad and Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...
. He enrolled as an Advocate of the Hyderabad High Court on 28 November 1948 and as an Advocate of Supreme Court
Supreme court
A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, high court, or apex court...
in 1951. He practiced in the beginning in the Munsif Magistrate's court in Aurangabad District, then in the Subordinate Courts and High Court at Hyderabad. He started practising in the Andhra Pradesh High Court since the reorganisation of state and practised mostly on Civil side. He was Minister of Education, Local Government and Parliamentary Affairs in the former Hyderabad State
Hyderabad State
-After Indian independence :When India gained independence in 1947 and Pakistan came into existence in 1947, the British left the local rulers of the princely states the choice of whether to join one of the new dominions or to remain independent...
from 26 January 1954 to 31 October 1956. He was elected as Member of Legislative Assembly of Andhra Pradesh in 1957.
He was appointed as Additional Judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court for a period of two years with effect from 7 June 1962 and as Permanent Judge from 12 February 1964. He was appointed as Chief Justice of A.P. with effect from 1 April 1972 and retired on 1 June 1974.