B. Subhashan Reddy (2 March 1943 — 1 May 2019) was an Indian Judge who served as Chief Justice of

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and Chairperson of the first Human Rights Commission of Andhra Pradesh.

Career

Reddy was born at Bagh Amberpet in Hyderabad in 1943. He studied at

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and Chadarghat High Schools in

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, New Science College and passed law from

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. Since 1966, he started practice in the

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on Constitutional, Civil, Criminal, Revenue and Taxation matters. Reddy practiced in the

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also. On 25 November 1991 he was appointed Judge of the

. He was elevated as Chief Justice of

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on 12 September 2001 thereafter transferred to

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on 21 November 2004. Justice Reddy retired from the post on 2 March 2005. He also served as the first Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Human Rights Commission and in October 2012, Reddy took charge in the post of

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. He died on 1 May 2019 at AIG Hospital in

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References

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