Know About Justice B Sudershan Reddy: Opposition’s Vice-President candidate; A must read

After doing his BA and LLB, Justice Reddy enrolled as a lawyer in the Andhra Pradesh Bar Council in the year 1971. He practised in writ, civil and constitutional matters in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

New Delhi: The INDIA bloc has chosen former Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudarshan Reddy as its Vice-Presidential candidate. The announcement of his name was made by Congress President Mallikaarjun Kharge today on Tuesday.

"B Sudershan Reddy is one of India's most distinguished and progressive jurists. He has had a long and eminent legal career, including as judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, Chief Justice of Guwahati High Court and Judge of the Supreme Court," said Kharge.

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Birth

Justice B Sudershan Reddy was born on 8 July 1946 at Akula Mylaram Village, erstwhile Ibrahimpatnam Taluq, presently Kandukur Revenue Mandal, Rangareddy District, in Telangana in an agricultural family.

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Education

After doing his BA and LLB, Justice Reddy enrolled as a lawyer in the Andhra Pradesh Bar Council in the year 1971. He practised in writ, civil and constitutional matters in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

B Sudershan Reddy named as Opposition’s Vice-President Candidate

Profession

Reddy was the government advocate in the Andhra Pradesh High Court from 1988 to 1990. Later, he served as an additional permanent advocate for the Central Government. Through his legal expertise and clean image, he earned respected place in the judiciary.

Justice Reddy becoming a Supreme Court Judge

Justice Reddy was appointed as a permanent judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on 2 May 1995. He then became the Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court on 5 December 2005. The highest achievement of his judicial journey came on 12 January 2007, when he was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of India. He retired on 8 July 2011.

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