A Sudarshan Reddy from Telangana, who is a senior advocate of the AP high court, has been appointed as the Advocate General of the state, according to a GO.
A Sudarshan Reddy from Telangana, who is a senior practising advocate of the AP high court, has been appointed to the post of Advocate General of the state, according to a government order.
The Srikrishna panel report has specifically mentioned that no advocate has so far been appointed as AG from the Telangana region. Therefore, the current posting of Sudarshan Reddy is a new development, in the wake of allegations of a step-motherly treatment meted out to the people of Telangana.
Reddy seems to have had good ties with the CM since they were classmates in college.
The AG is believed to have been instrumental in creating a stir along with the other Telangana advocates, for a quota for legal counsels in the high court.
The name of the Supreme Court lawyer P Niroopreddy also made rounds for this post, but he could not make it as he had links with those who were part of the Telangana struggle. Besides, Niroopreddy is said to have contested the Medak Parliamentary seat on a BJP ticket.
Courtesy: INN
filed in:Telangana Lawyers, Andhra Pradesh High Court, Judiciary, Telangana