**Summary of Judicial Appointments to the Andhra Pradesh High Court**
On July 3, 2026, the Ministry of Law and Justice announced that the President of India, exercising powers under the Constitution of India and in consultation with the Chief Justice of India, appointed three judicial officers as Additional Judges of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
**Appointed Judicial Officers:**
1. **Smt. Sunitha Gandham**
2. **Shri Alapati Giridhar**
3. **Shri Purushottam Kumar Chintalapudi** (also known as Ch. Purushottama Kumar)
**Administrative Details:**
* **Issuing Authority:** PIB Delhi, Ministry of Law and Justice.
* **Date and Time of Release:** 03 JUL 2026, 1:28 PM.
* **Official Signatory:** Jagannath Srinivasan, Joint Secretary to the Government of India.
* **Release ID:** 2280666.
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* **Available Languages:** The announcement is also available in Urdu, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, and Telugu.
Key Entities Referenced
Andhra Pradesh High Court: The specific judicial institution to which three Judicial Officers have been appointed as Additional Judges.
Constitution of India: The foundational legal framework conferring powers to the President for the appointment of judges.
Chief Justice of India: The primary judicial authority whose consultation is required for the appointment of High Court judges.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The central ministry responsible for the administration and official notification of these judicial appointments.
Ministry of Law and Justice
President Appoints Three Additional Judges to
Andhra Pradesh High Court
प्रव तथ: 03 JUL 2026 1:28PM by PIB Delhi
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Constitution of India, in consultation with Chief Justice of
India, the President is pleased to appoint the following Judicial Officers as Additional Judges of the
Andhra Pradesh High Court:-
S. No. Name of the recommendee Details
1. Smt. Sunitha Gandham Appointed as Additional Judges of
the Andhra Pradesh High Court
2. Shri Alapati Giridhar
3. Shri Purushottam Kumar Chintalapudi @ Ch.
Purushottama Kumar
(Jagannath Srinivasan)
Joint Secretary to the Government of India
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