Job Opportunity: Law Clerks Vacancy At The High Court Of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati
Table of Contents
- About HC of Andhra Pradesh
- Name of the Post:
- No. of Post:
- Age Limit:
- Essential Qualification and Experience
- How to apply?
About HC of Andhra Pradesh
The Andhra State was formed after seperating from the erstwhile Madras State in the year 1954. The High Court for the Andhra State, with its principal seat at Guntur, was established in the year 1954 with Hon’ble Sri Justice Koka Subba Rao as the first Chief Justice.
In 1956, the Hyderabad State and the Andhra State were merged to form the State of Andhra Pradesh. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh was established with its principal seat at Hyderabad with 11 Hon’ble Judges. Hon’ble Sri Justice Koka Subba Rao was the first Chief Justice of this High Court.
The State of Andhra Pradesh was bifurcated, in the year 2014, into the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The High Court at Hyderabad was designated as the Common High Court for the States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh w.e.f., 02.06.2014 and continued to function from Hyderabad.
The High Court for the State of Andhra Pradesh, came into existence by an order dated 26.12.2018. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh started functioning, with its principal seat at Amaravati, from 01.01.2019 with 14 Hon’ble Judges. Hon’ble Sri Justice C. Praveen Kumar was the acting Chief Justice of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, at its inception.
The High Court, initially, functioned from a temporary accommodation in Vijayawada. On 03.02.2019, the Hon’ble the Chief Justice of India Sri Justice Ranjan Gogoi, in the presence of Hon’ble Sri Justice N.V. Ramana, Judge, Supreme Court of India, Hon’ble Sri Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Hon’ble Sri Justice R. Subhash Reddy, Judge, Supreme Court of India, Hon’ble Sri Nara Chandrababu Naidu,the then Chief Minister of the State of Andhra Pradesh, Hon’ble Sri Justice T.B. Radhakrishnan, the then Chief Justice of the High Court for the State of Telangana, Hon’ble Sri Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, Chief Justice of Uttarakhand, other Hon’ble Judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and High Court for the State of Telangana, former Judges of the Supreme Court and High Court and other dignitaries of the legal fraternity, had inaugurated the Interim Judicial Complex at Amaravati.
Thereafter, the High Court has been functioning from this Interim Judicial Complex from 18.03.2019.
Name of the Post:
Law Clerks
No. of Post:
05 (Five)
Age Limit:
30 Years
Essential Qualification and Experience
- The Candidate should have acquired a Degree in Law from a recognized University, having studied a 5-year regular stream after completion of 10+2 years of schooling or who have studied (after 10+2) a regular curriculum degree course followed by a 3 year regular law degree from a University or a college affiliated to a recognized University.
- Provided that the candidate studying in the fifth year of the Five-Year Integrated Law Course or the third year of the Three-Year Law Course after graduation in any stream will also be eligible to apply, subject to furnishing proof of acquiring Law qualification before taking up the assignment as Law Clerk.
- The Candidate should have passed the Degree in Law within 2 years immediately preceding the date of notification for selection of Law Clerks.
How to apply?
• Interested candidates are required to submit in their application in the prescribed format and shall submit it to the office of Registrar, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati on or before 17.01.2025
To Access Official Notification, click here or https://aphc.gov.in/docs/Lawclerks-notification02012025.pdf
