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	According to [[M. Jagannadha Rao]] as stated in his speech,<ref>[http://mjrao.com/docs/CJ%20Obul%20Reddi.doc Chief Justice Obul Reddy by M. Jagannadha Rao.]</ref> "Justice Obul Reddy was thus intelligent, sharp and quick, was orthodox and not an activist judge, was self disciplined and was a strict disciplinarian whether it was within the judiciary or where the bar involved. It is obvious that he was not bothered much about what the subordinate judiciary or the bar felt about his principles. He treated seniors and juniors alike. His judgments were never delayed. He had no backlog of judgements. He was God-fearing and believed in destiny."		According to [[M. Jagannadha Rao]] as stated in his speech,<ref>[http://mjrao.com/docs/CJ%20Obul%20Reddi.doc Chief Justice Obul Reddy by M. Jagannadha Rao.]</ref> "Justice Obul Reddy was thus intelligent, sharp and quick, was orthodox and not an activist judge, was self disciplined and was a strict disciplinarian whether it was within the judiciary or where the bar involved. It is obvious that he was not bothered much about what the subordinate judiciary or the bar felt about his principles. He treated seniors and juniors alike. His judgments were never delayed. He had no backlog of judgements. He was God-fearing and believed in destiny."

	~~Reddy was killed in a hotel in [[Hyderabad]] in July 1996 by supporters of [[Paritala Ravindra\|Paritala Ravi]].~~<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Revenge in Rayalaseema\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/revenge-in-rayalaseema/738026/0\|access-date=2021-02-03\|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=December 1, 1997\|first=Amarnath K.\|last=Menon\|title=Car blast shows Naxalite hand in political feuds in Andhra Pradesh\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19971201-car-blast-shows-naxalite-hand-in-political-feuds-in-andhra-pradesh-830990-1997-12-01\|access-date=2021-02-03\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Revenge in Rayalaseema\|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/revenge-in-rayalaseema/738026/0\|access-date=2021-02-03\|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|date=December 1, 1997\|first=Amarnath K.\|last=Menon\|title=Car blast shows Naxalite hand in political feuds in Andhra Pradesh\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19971201-car-blast-shows-naxalite-hand-in-political-feuds-in-andhra-pradesh-830990-1997-12-01\|access-date=2021-02-03\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref>

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{{Infobox Judge
| name = S. Obul Lalith Reddy
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| office = [[Chief Justice]] of [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]]
| termstart = 1 June 1974
| termend = 7 July 1976
| termstart2 = 19 August 1977
| termend2 = 8 April 1978
| nominator =
| appointer =
| predecessor = [[Gopal Rao Ekbote]]
| successor = [[B. J. Divan]]
| predecessor2 = [[B. J. Divan]]
| successor2 = [[Avula Sambasiva Rao]]
| office3 = Chief Justice of [[Gujarat High Court]]
| termstart3 = 7 July 1976
| termend3 = 18 August 1977
| successor3 = [[B. J. Divan]]
| predecessor3 = [[B. J. Divan]]
| office4 = [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]
| termstart4 = 26 January 1975
| termend4 = 10 January 1976
| nominator4 =
| appointer4 =
| predecessor4 = [[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]
| successor4 = [[Mohanlal Sukhadia]]
| birth_place = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1996|7||1916|4|9}}
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]]
| spouse =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1916|4|09}}
| alma_mater = [[Presidency College, Chennai]]
| office1 =
}}
Justice '''S. Obul Reddy''' (9 April 1916 - July 1996) was [[Chief Justice]] of [[High Court]]s of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat and [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071215131603/http://hc.ap.nic.in/aphc/sorj.html Justice S. Obul Reddy in Andhra Pradesh High Court]</ref>

== Early life ==
He studied at Board High School, [[Nandalur]], Government Arts College, [[Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh|Anantapur]], [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College]], Madras and Law College, [[Madras]].

== Career ==
He held various positions as an Advocate, District and Sessions Judge, Grade-II and Grade-I and Registrar, Additional Judge and Permanent Judge in High Court of Andhra Pradesh from 1943 to 1974.

He was appointed as Chief Justice of [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] on 1 June 1974 and acted as Governor of Andhra Pradesh from 26 January 1975 to 10 January 1976. He was transferred as chief justice of [[Gujarat High Court]] on 7 July 1976 and retransferred as Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 19 August 1977 and worked until 8 April 1978.

According to [[M. Jagannadha Rao]] as stated in his speech,<ref>[http://mjrao.com/docs/CJ%20Obul%20Reddi.doc Chief Justice Obul Reddy by M. Jagannadha Rao.]</ref> "Justice Obul Reddy was thus intelligent, sharp and quick, was orthodox and not an activist judge, was self disciplined and was a strict disciplinarian whether it was within the judiciary or where the bar involved. It is obvious that he was not bothered much about what the subordinate judiciary or the bar felt about his principles. He treated seniors and juniors alike. His judgments were never delayed. He had no backlog of judgements. He was God-fearing and believed in destiny."

Reddy was killed in a hotel in [[Hyderabad]] in July 1996 by supporters of [[Paritala Ravindra|Paritala Ravi]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Revenge in Rayalaseema|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/revenge-in-rayalaseema/738026/0|access-date=2021-02-03|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=December 1, 1997|first=Amarnath K.|last=Menon|title=Car blast shows Naxalite hand in political feuds in Andhra Pradesh|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19971201-car-blast-shows-naxalite-hand-in-political-feuds-in-andhra-pradesh-830990-1997-12-01|access-date=2021-02-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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| before= [[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]
| title = [[List of Governors of Andhra Pradesh|Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]
| years = 1975 – 1976
| after = [[Mohanlal Sukhadia]]
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