Mr. D.V.Somayajulu (son of late D.V.Subba Rao garu, eminent lawyer and former Mayor) has been appointed as judge in the High court of Andhra Pradesh. For the first time in the history of the High Court, a lawyer from district court, Vishakhapatnam, has been elevated as a High Court justice. It is learnt that this is also the first time such an appointment has happened in India.