K Ramakrishna Reddy resigns as Advocate General of Telangana

Hyderabad: In an unexpected move, K. Ramakrishna Reddy, the first Advocate General of Telangana state, has submitted his resignation to the state government. Mr Reddy faxed his resignation to the Chief Secretary of the government on Wednesday.

Mr Reddy was appointed the first Advocate General of the newly-formed Telangana state on June 21, 2014. He completed his three-year term on June 21 this year, and the state government wants to appoint a new Advocate General. Sources in the law department revealed that D. Prakash Reddy, senior counsel and former advocate-general is likely to be the new Advocate General.