HYDERABAD: Acting Chief Justice M S Ramachandra Rao of Telangana high court on Saturday described his transfer to Chandigarh as a god sent opportunity.
The judge made this statement while thanking all the judges and the legal authorities who bid him farewell in a full-court virtual ceremony that placed on record the huge contribution to the field of judiciary made by him during his 9-year stint at this high court.
“I worked with various formats of this high court such as composite AP HC, combined HC, and Telangana HC. Of late, the workload has been heavy. I am happy to move on,” Justice Rao said. There were times at which I found it difficult to spare time for my family and I hope now I will get some leisure time. That will help me in my journey in life to move on to the next tasks, he added.
As a piece of advice for the younger lot at the Bar, he said, “There will always be attempts made to divide the bar into the lines of caste etc. Reject them outrightly and remain faithful to the profession.”Justice Ramachandra Rao, who did his LLM from Cambridge, said. Justice MSRR, as he is fondly known, added that he was not the same man when he came out of that university after completing his studies there.
Advocate General BS Prasad said that the younger generation of advocates had learned many virtues from Justice Rao and thanked him for the service he rendered at Hyderabad.
Several of his decisions have helped immensely both the state and the legal field and he would certainly bring laurels, the AG said.
