Telangana HC bids farewell to Acting CJ M.S.R. Rao

HYDERABAD: The full court of Telangana High Court on Saturday bid farewell to Acting Chief Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao of the Telangana High Court, on his transfer to Punjab and Haryana High Court.

In the farewell meeting held through virtual mode, Justice Rao recapitulated the incidents that took him to this position. He thanked everyone from his teachers at St Paul’s School to the judges who taught him how to tackle and thoroughly prepare for tough cases.

Sharing his experiences as a judge for nine years in the Telangana High Court, Justice Rao said he had no regrets, decisions taken during this period either in the judicial side or the administration side. Only, the circumstances made him take such decisions with strong will and impartiality.

However, he said he always strived to keep the flag of the institution (High Court) flying high, without any excuses. He said life was to make an impact, not to make money. He advised the High Court Bar Association not to divide into groups on caste basis.

In the farewell meeting, all High Court judges participated. Advocate-General B.S. Prasad and Telangana High Court Bar Association president Ponnam Ashok Goud delivered farewell speeches to Justice Rao.