High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad

The High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana is the common High Court of the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. High Court of Andhra Pradesh, as it was known earlier, was set up on 5 November 1956 under the State Reorganization Act 1956. The Andhra Pradesh High Court was renamed as High court of Hyderabad in view of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh state. From 2 June 2014, after the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 came into force, it has been renamed and serves as a common high court for both the states. A separate high court has to be established for Andhra Pradesh. After a separate High Court for Andhra Pradesh is established, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad shall remain the High Court for Telangana state.The seat of the high court is in the administrative capital, Hyderabad and has a sanctioned judge strength of 49.History of the judiciaryThe State of Andhra Pradesh was formed in 1956 by the separation of merger of the Andhra State which was formed in year 1953 from erstwhile Madras state and the Telangana area of the Hyderabad State which was acceded by Government of India on 17 September 1948 from the Nizam's rule.History of High Court buildingThe High Court stands on the south bank of the River Musi. This is one of the finest buildings in the city, built in red and white stones in Saracenic style, by Nizam VII Mir Osman Ali Khan the ruler of the princely state of Hyderabad