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Lavu Nageswara Rao appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (2) of article 124 of the Constitution of India, the President is appointed Shri Lavu Nageswara Rao , as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India with effect from the date he assumes charge of his office.  He hails from Pedanandipadu in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. Nageswara Rao is a senior advocate and former Additional Solicitor General of India. He primarily practices primarily at the Supreme Court of India. He served as an ASG from August 8, 2003 till his resignation in 2004, from August,2013 to May,2014 and from June 7 to December 15, 2014. He was also a member of the Supreme Court-appointed Mudgal Committee headed by Justice Mukul Mudgal and comprising senior advocate and former cricket umpire Nilay Dutta as the other member. The committee is tasked with conducting an independent inquiry into allegations of corruption, betting and spot-fixing in Indian Premier League matches. The other 2 Kamma Judges in Supreme court of Ind