Ramachandra Rao to be acting CJ of T high court

Hyderabad: The central government on Friday notified the appointment of senior judge of Telangana high court, Justice MS Ramachandra Rao, as the Acting Chief Justice of HC.
The notification says that he will perform the duties of the Chief Justice of the Telangana high court with effect from the date Justice Hima Kohli relinquishes the charge as CJ following her appointment as judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Justice Rao is the son of Justice Jagannadha Rao, a former judge of the Supreme Court. Born and brought up in Hyderabad, he began his practice in the city. He was appointed as a judge of the composite AP HC in 2012 and is now the senior-most judge of the Telangana HC after the CJ.
He did his post-graduation in law from Cambridge University and came to be known as a tough judge.