Board of Trustees
Justice L. Nageswara Rao
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Justice L. Nageswara Rao enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh in 1982 and practiced in the Andhra Pradesh District Courts from 1982-1984, Andhra Pradesh High Court (1985-1994) and the Supreme Court (1995-2016).
In 2000, he was designated as a Senior Advocate by the Andhra Pradesh High Court. He served two terms as Additional Solicitor General of India (2003-2004 and 2013-2014). On May 13th, 2016 he became the seventh person elevated directly from the Bar to the Supreme Court.
Justice R.V. Raveendran
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India
Justice R.V. Raveendran enrolled as an advocate in March 1968 and was appointed as a Permanent Judge of the Karnataka High Court in February 1993. He was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh High Court in July 2004.
He was elevated to the Supreme Court in September 2005 and had a six-year long tenure, before retiring in October 2011. Post-retirement, he has been acting as an arbitrator in several domestic & international arbitrations & has also been appointed by the Supreme Court & the Indian Government on various committees.
Justice Hima Kohli
Judge, Supreme Court of India
Justice Hima Kohli enrolled as an advocate at the Bar Council of Delhi in 1984 and practised at the Courts there. In 1999, she was appointed as Standing Counsel for the New Delhi Municipal Council at the Delhi High Court. She held this position until she was appointed as Additional Standing Counsel Civil for the Government of NCT Delhi in 2004.
Justice Kohli was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Delhi on May 29th, 2006 and as a permanent Judge on August 29th, 2007. She was the first woman to be sworn in as the Chief Justice of the High Court for the State of Telangana on January 7th, 2021. Hon’ble Justice elevated as a Judge, Supreme Court of India on August 31st, 2021.
Justice Alok Aradhe
Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana
Born on 13.04.1964 at Raipur, B.Sc and LLB. Enrolled as Advocate on July 12, 1988. Practiced on Civil and Constitutional, Arbitration and Company matters in the High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Jabalpur. Designated as Senior Advocate in April, 2007. Revised the 5th and 6th Editions of Principles of Administrative Law by M.P.Jain and S.N.Jain and 15th Edition of Principles of Statutory Interpretation by late Honourable Justice G.P.Singh, Former Chief Justice of High Court of Madhya Pradesh. Appointed as Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on December, 29, 2009 and Permanent Judge on February 15th, 2011. Transferred to High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and took oath as such on 20.09.2016. Nominated as Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir State Judicial Academy on 07.06.2017. Appointed as Acting Chief Justice of High Court of Jammu and Kashmir on 11.05.2018 and functioned as such upto 10.08.2018. Nominated as Executive Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir State Legal Services Authority on 04.09.2018. On transfer to Karnataka High Court, His Lordship took oath as Judge of Karnataka High Court on 17.11.2018. His Lordship assumed charge as the Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court on 03.07.2022 and functioned as such upto 14.10.2022. Served as President of Bangalore Mediation Centre, Arbitration and Conciliation Centre and President of Karnataka Judicial Academy. Appointed as Chief Justice, High Court for the State of Telangana on 19.07.2023 and took oath of office on 23.07.2023.
Shri A. Indrakaran Reddy
Minister for Law, Telangana
Shri. A. lndrakaran Reddy is an MLA representing the Nirmal District of Telangana & is the current Minister for Endowments, Law and Forest, Environment, Science and Technology for the State of Telangana. He was a member of the 10th & 14th Lok Sabha of the Parliament of India. He is a law graduate from Osmania University.