Penmetsa Satyanarayana Raju

Hon.ble Justice
P. Satyanarayana Raju
Judge of Supreme Court of India
In office
20 October 1965 – 20 April 1966
Nominated byP. B. Gajendragadkar
Appointed byS. Radhakrishnan
3rd Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office
30 December 1964 – 19 October 1965
Nominated byB. P. Sinha
Appointed byS. Radhakrishnan
Preceded byP. Chandra Reddy
Succeeded byManohar Pershad
Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court
In office
1 November 1956 – 29 December 1964
Acting CJ : 23 November 1964 - 29 December 1964
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Judge of Andhra High Court
In office
1 November 1954 – 31 October 1956
Appointed byRajendra Prasad
Personal details
Born(1908-08-17)17 August 1908
Ajjaram, Tanuku, West Godavari, India
Died20 April 1966(1966-04-20) (aged 57)
New Delhi, India
EducationB.A. and LL.B
Alma mater

Penmetsa Satyanarayana Raju B.A., B.L. (17 August 1908 – 20 April 1966) was an Indian Supreme Court judge and Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.[1]

Early life and career

He was born on 17 August 1908 at Ajjaram village in Tanuku taluk in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. His parents were P. Ramabhadra Raju and Subhadramma. He was their eldest son and had two brothers and sisters.[2]

He was educated at Board High School, Tanuku, West Godavari District and Intermediate in Vizianagaram. He did graduation Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Maharajah's College, Vizianagaram. He did Bachelor of Law (B.L.) Degree from Madras Law College and joined the Madras Bar in 1930. He was associated with late Sri T. Prakasam for 3 years and later with Sri P. Satyanarayana Rao. He became the Government Pleader of the Composite state of Madras in 1950 and State Counsel in 1951. When Andhra State was formed he became the Government Pleader of Andhra State in 1953.

He has visited Russia in 1964-65 along with the Chief Justice of India P. B. Gajendragadkar to study their legal system.

He was appointed judge of the Supreme Court of India on 20 October 1965. He died in harness on 20 April 1966 in New Delhi.

References

  1. ↑ "Justice P. Satyanarayana Raju | Supreme Court of India | India". www.sci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 18 February 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Profile of the Honorable Justice P. Satyanarayana Raju at Andhra Pradesh High Court". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2009.