Senior advocate Ancha Pandu Ranga Rao was sworn in as a member of APERC

Ancha Pandu Ranga Rao was sworn in as a member of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission in Vijayawada on Friday. | Photo credit: Special arrangement

Senior Advocate Ancha Pandu Ranga Rao was sworn in as Member (Legal) of the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) at the Chief Secretary’s camp office in Vijayawada on Friday. He will hold the position for five years from the date of assumption of office.

On October 13, the State Government issued NV No. 86 of the Ministry of Energy for the appointment under Section 82(5) of the Electricity Act, 2003. The appointment was made on the recommendation of the Selection Committee.

Born in 1968, Mr. Ranga Rao hails from Ganikapudi village in Prattipadu mandal of Guntur district. He graduated from JKC College, Guntur and received his LL.B. in 1991 and an LL.M. in 1993 from Pune University. He enrolled as an advocate on 14 July 1993. He has over three decades of experience in the practice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, handling writ petitions and civil and criminal cases. Several judgments in cases argued by him have appeared in prominent legal reports.

From 2000 to 2004, he served as Assistant Government Representative under the Special Government Representative for Commercial Taxes Department and from 2014 to 2019 as Resident Advisor to Municipal Corporations in the Andhra region.

Published – 30 Oct 2026 23:31 IST