Residents of Punnur broke into celebrations on Monday as Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad, who hails from here, assumed charge as Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge.
Justice Ramakrishna Prasad is among the seven newly-recommended judges by the Supreme Court Collegium.
Born to G. Gandhi Chowdary and Vijaya Lakshmi on May 28, 1964, Justice Ramakrishna Prasad has been working as an Advocate on Record in the Supreme Court since 2000 and also practised in Delhi High Court. Since 2017, he has been serving as Standing Counsel for Rajya Sabha and Rajya Sabha TV.