Justice Battu Devanand took oath as a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday. Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur administered the oath during a formal ceremony held in the First Court Hall.

Justice Devanand was transferred from the Madras High Court to the AP High Court. The swearing-in event was attended by fellow judges, Advocate General Dammalapati Srinivas, AP Bar Council Chairman Dwarakanadh Reddy, High Court Advocates’ Association President K. Chidambaram, Additional Solicitor General Dhananjay, Additional Advocate General P. Sambasiva Pratap, Public Prosecutor M. Lakshminarayana, Registrar General Parthasarathi, senior advocates, members of the Bar Council and Association, and representatives from the AP Legal Services Authority and Judicial Academy.