Telangana High Court Judge Justice P Keshava Rao died of illness at a corporate hospital here in Monday early hours. His mortal remains will be kept at the residence of the judge. Justice P Keshava Rao (60), who was admitted to the hospital a week ago was undergoing treatment.
Due to the demise of the Hon’ble judge, work in the High Court and the subordinate judiciary will be suspended for the day as a mark of respect to him. In a condolence message, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao recalled the service he had rendered to the poor. He asked chief secretary Somesh Kumar to accord state funeral to the departed judge.
Justice Keshava Rao, born on March 29, 1961, did his law course in Kakatiya University, Warangal in 1986 and enrolled himself in the Bar Council of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh the same year. He became a judge of the High Court on September 21, 2017.
Born to Sri Potlapalli Prakash Rao and Smt. Potlapalli Jayaprada. Sri P. Prakash Rao was a government employee and retired as Assistant Director of Marketing. Married to Smt.P. Usha who was working as Finance Manager in a Software Company.
Originally, Mr Keshav Rao was attached to the Office of late Sri Pingle Sambasiva Rao in Warangal District Headquarters Courts. Later, in the year 1991, shifted to Hyderabad and joined the Office of late Sri M.V. Ramana Reddy. In the year 1996 became independent and practised in various branches of law which include Constitutional, Civil, Criminal and Election matters.
Represented the Unified State of Andhra Pradesh as a Government Pleader attached to the Office of Sri D. Prakash Reddy, the then Additional Advocate General from October 1998 to October 2001. In the month of March 2010 appointed as Special Standing Counsel for CBI (Special Public Prosecutor) and continued as such till April 2016. Again in the month of September 2016, the C.B.I. engaged the services for doing the specially entrusted high profile cases. In March 2015 appointed as Standing Counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and continued as such till elevation. Similarly, served as Standing Counsel for Quli Qutub Shah Urban Development Authority from October 2015 onwards.
In March 2015, he was appointed as standing counsel for Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and continued till elevation as a judge of the High Court of Judicature for the State of Telangana and the State of Andhra Pradesh and assumed charge with effect from September 21, 2017.
After bifurcation of the High Court from January 1, 2019, he continued as the judge of Telangana High Court.
Condolence messages
“I am deeply saddened to learn about the untimely demise of Justice P Keshava Rao Garu. I have personally known him as a diligent and compassionate judge. In his thirty-five year-long association with the legal profession in diverse capacities, he has contributed immensely in promoting the cause of justice. His services will be sorely missed by the judicial fraternity in general and the High Court of Telangana in particular. My heartfelt condolences to members of the bereaved family, ‘
-Justice Ramana wrote.
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