Challa Kondaiah

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Challa Kondaiah
Alladi Kuppu Swami
Personal details
Born(1918-07-04)4 July 1918
Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh
Died2001 [1]

Challa Kondaiah (

He was born on 4 July 1918 at Challavaripalle in

Hyderabad. He was appointed Standing Counsel for Income-Tax Department in 1958. He was appointed permanent Judge on 21 August 1967. He was transferred to Madhya Pradesh High Court
on 24 June 1976. He was Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court again from 27 October 1977. He was Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh from 16 March 1979 till 3 July 1980.

Government of Andhra Pradesh appointed Justice Challa Kondaiah Commission in 1987. Based on its recommendations, the government has made an Endowment Act to end the Hereditary rights of Archakas in the Temples of Andhra Pradesh.[3]

He was chairman of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and initiated the Nitya Annadana Scheme, a food service to the devotees.

A spacious auditorium for Anantapur Bar Association for their cultural, social and recreational activities with a seating capacity of 1,000 was constructed in 2005. It was named as Justice Challa Kondaiah Auditorium. A statue of Challa Kondaiah was also installed in the premises.[4]

References

  1. ^ "[2001] 252 ITR 854 (AP) HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH Justice Challa Kondaiah (Decd)". Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Profile of the Honorable Justice C.Kondaiah at High Court of Andhra Pradesh". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
  3. ^ Endowments Amendment Bill welcomed in the Hindu
  4. ^ New auditorium for Anantapur bar association in the Hindu.

Notes

  • Luminaries of 20th Century, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.