The AP High Court: at Nelapadu since 2019, permanent complex targeted for 2027
The judiciary was the first arm of the state to get its own new building in the capital. A second, much larger building is now going up next to it.
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The building in use
The separate High Court of Andhra Pradesh was set up by Presidential order on 1 January 2019. It sits at Nelapadu in the government complex. The building has a ground floor and two upper floors, with 23 court halls over about 2.2 lakh square feet. Larsen & Toubro built it on four acres for ₹157.3 crore. The court can have up to 37 judges. The Chief Justice of India laid the foundation stone for the permanent complex on 3 February 2019.
The permanent complex
- Two basement levels, a ground floor and seven upper floors, with nearly 45,000 tonnes of structural steel.
- It was tendered together with the Assembly at an estimated ₹1,816 crore. The foundation stone was laid again at the 2 May 2025 relaunch, and the raft foundation was finished in 2025.
- The target for completion is 2027.
- On 7 August 2026 the government approved a revised ₹206.59 crore design and consultancy package. It pays for a larger High Court building, more specialist consultants and faster delivery of the designs.
Questions people ask
Is the AP High Court in Amaravati or Kurnool?
Amaravati. It has worked from Nelapadu since 1 January 2019. The 2020 plan to move the judicial capital to Kurnool was withdrawn in 2021, and the 2026 central Act names Amaravati as the only capital.
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