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President Ram Nath Kovind, through an order, has constituted a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh from January 1, 2019 with the principal seat at Amaravati.
The Presidential order, passed on Wednesday, stated that with the constitution of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, 15 judges of the High Court at Hyderabad will become judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati with effect from January 1.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, was enacted with a view to provide the reorganisation of the existing State of Andhra Pradesh and for matters connected therewith.
And under the Act, it was provided for setting up a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh.
In the past couple of years, there have been several agitations seeking a separate High Court for APand the order is likely to put to rest these demands.
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