Honorable Judges

Justice Avadhanam Hari Haranadha Sarma

Avadhanam Hari Haranadha Sarma was born in a traditional family in 1968 at Kurnool to Smt. Avadhanam Subbamma and Sri Avadhanam Ramachandraiah. Pursued education up to graduation at Kurnool, commencing with primary schooling at Vivekananda Sanskrit High School, upper primary education at Municipal High School, Intermediate studies at St. Mary's Junior College, B.Sc. Degree from Osmania College, Kurnool, B.L. Degree from V.R. Law College, Nellore, affiliated with Sri Venkateswara University and was conferred the Gold Medal for securing highest marks in Constitutional Law. Accomplished L.L.M in Torts and Crimes from Acharya Nagarjuna University.
 Enrolled as an Advocate on 02.03.1994 on the Rolls of Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh and commenced practice in the Office of Senior Advocate Sri Kamagari Rama Krishna Rao, Kurnool, before establishing independent practice in 1998. Diligently practiced as an Advocate for 13 years, specializing in Civil, Criminal, Consumer and diverse branches of law across various Courts in Kurnool District.
 Selected as District Judge by direct recruitment and joined in Higher Judicial Service in 2007 and was bestowed with M.N. Rao Gold Medal for exemplary performance as best Trainee during training at the then Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy at Hyderabad.
 Discharged duties as Special Judge, Mahila Court-cum-VI Additional District and Sessions Judge, Visakhapatnam, I Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Nampally Courts, II Additional Chief Judge, City Civil Courts, Hyderabad, II Additional District Judge-cum-Chairman, Land Reforms Appellate Tribunal, I Additional District Judge, FAC Principal District and Sessions Judge, West Godavari.
Subsequently served as Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ananthapur, Guntur, Visakhapatnam and FAC Chairman, A.P. Value Added Tax Appellate Tribunal, Visakhapatnam, FAC Chairman-cum-Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Anantapuramu, Visakhapatnam and Chairman, Industrial Tribunal, Guntur.
Appointed as an Officer on Special Duty at Hon'ble High Court of Andhra Pradesh, entrusted with taking part of the prestigious task of establishing the Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy and subsequently designated as Director of Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy, which was inaugurated on 30.12.2022 by the Hon'ble Chief Justice of India. Accredited as Master Trainer by the Federal Judicial Centre (FJC), Washington and Central & Eastern European Law Initiative (CEELI) Institute, Prague, with specialized expertise in Victim Compensation – Transnational Crimes-Human Trafficking.
 While serving as the Director of Andhra Pradesh Judicial Academy, elevated to the position of Additional Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Amaravati, and took oath of office on 24.01.2025.