INDIA bloc names ex-SC judge Reddy as V-P pick

Former Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy, 79, will be the INDIA bloc's candidate for the Vice-Presidential election, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge announced on Tuesday.

- HT Correspondent

Reddy, who was born on July 8, 1946, was enrolled as an advocate at Hyderabad with the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh on December 27, 1971. He practiced in writ and civil matters at the Andhra Pradesh high court. He was a government pleader in the high court from 1988-90. He served as an additional standing counsel for the Central government in 1990 and legal adviser and standing counsel for Osmania University.

Justice (retd) Reddy was appointed as a permanent judge of the Andhra Pradesh high court in May 1995 and the Chief Justice of the Gauhati high court in December 2005. Appointed as a Supreme Court judge in 2007, he retired in July 2011.

The announcement of his candidature came two days after CP Radhakrishnan, the governor of Maharashtra, was named the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Vice Presidential poll scheduled for September 9.