K. Punnaiah
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Honourable Sri Justice K. Punnaiah is an Indian politician and latterly high Court judge.
He served as the Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh from 1974 - 1985. He was one of the 11 member Constitution Review Committee proposed by NDA government in 2000. He also served as the chairman of state SC/ST Commission.
in Srikakulam district court during 1952-53, Punnaiah took to politics and was first elected to the state assembly in 1955 from the Cheepurupally constituency in Srikakulam
district. He has also served as vice-president of the Srikakulam Zilla Parishad in 1958 and was elected to the assembly unopposed in 1962. After having a political career he took to Judicial career and elevated to the level of Judge
of High Court
.
His politician daughter, K. Pratibha Bharati
, was the speaker of the Andhra Pradesh assembly, the first woman in the state to occupy the coveted post.
He served as the Judge of High Court of Andhra Pradesh from 1974 - 1985. He was one of the 11 member Constitution Review Committee proposed by NDA government in 2000. He also served as the chairman of state SC/ST Commission.
Background
After a brief stint as a lawyerLawyer
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in Srikakulam district court during 1952-53, Punnaiah took to politics and was first elected to the state assembly in 1955 from the Cheepurupally constituency in Srikakulam
Srikakulam
Srikakulam is a town, municipality and headquarters of Srikakulam district in the north-eastern Andhra Pradesh, India. It is part of Srikakulam Assembly constituency and Srikakulam Parliament Constituency. Srikakulam was formerly called as Gulshanabad during Muslim rule and was headquarter of...
district. He has also served as vice-president of the Srikakulam Zilla Parishad in 1958 and was elected to the assembly unopposed in 1962. After having a political career he took to Judicial career and elevated to the level of Judge
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
of High Court
High Court
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His politician daughter, K. Pratibha Bharati
K. Pratibha Bharati
K. Pratibha Bharati is a politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. She is a former speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly . She was the first woman speaker in Andhra Pradesh's history. She was Minister of Social Welfare 1983, 1985 and 1994 and 1998 of Higher Education...
, was the speaker of the Andhra Pradesh assembly, the first woman in the state to occupy the coveted post.