Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra Bolsters Andhra Pradesh’s Legal Stand in High-Stakes Cases Before Supreme Court
With decades of experience representing state governments, the Union government and public institutions, Luthra has been engaged by Andhra Pradesh to defend the state’s position across multiple sensitive proceedings before the Supreme Court, High Courts and special courts.
New Delhi / Amaravati: Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, a leading practitioner at the Supreme Court of India specialising in criminal and constitutional law, has been representing the State of Andhra Pradesh in several high-profile and complex legal matters, contributing to key outcomes and robust legal defences in cases of significant public importance.
With decades of experience representing state governments, the Union government and public institutions, Luthra has been engaged by Andhra Pradesh to defend the state’s position across multiple sensitive proceedings before the Supreme Court, High Courts and special courts.
Currently, he is representing state governments including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Maharashtra. In earlier years, he has also appeared for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and West Bengal in high-profile constitutional and criminal litigation.
Key matters involving Andhra Pradesh
Senior Advocate Luthra has been engaged by the State of Andhra Pradesh in a range of matters, including:
- N. Sanjay, ADGP, Andhra Pradesh: Represented the state before the Supreme Court in proceedings challenging the grant of anticipatory bail in a case relating to alleged tender irregularities and misappropriation.
- TTD Laddu case (CBI probe): Appearing to protect the state’s interests in proceedings linked to allegations of adulteration.
- Liquor scam (FIR No. 21/2024): Representing the prosecution in multiple bail applications before the Special Court, High Court of Andhra Pradesh and the Supreme Court.
- Cases involving destruction of official records and related civil matters, aimed at safeguarding the state’s institutional position.
- Raghu Ramakrishna Raju, Deputy Speaker (assault case): Appearing in proceedings arising from the incident.
Notable outcomes
Among the significant outcomes cited is a landmark anti-corruption matter in which the Supreme Court reversed a High Court order that had quashed multiple ACB FIRs registered between 2016 and 2020, thereby allowing the investigation to proceed and reinforcing the integrity of the probe.
Over the past two years, states such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu have drawn on Luthra’s experience in handling multi-jurisdictional and constitutionally sensitive litigation, particularly in cases involving public accountability, governance and criminal law.
Professional approach and public interest work
Luthra’s practice model involves managing multiple court appearances daily, with an emphasis on procedural efficiency and outcome-oriented advocacy. He does not charge fees for meetings, conferences or settling pleadings, and a substantial portion of his practice—nearly 30 percent—is devoted to pro bono work, legal aid matters before the Supreme Court Legal Services Committee, amicus curiae assignments or cases taken up at nominal fees in the public interest.
About Sidharth Luthra
Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra is widely recognised for his work in criminal and constitutional law and regularly appears before the Supreme Court of India and various High Courts. He has represented governments and public institutions in matters involving constitutional interpretation, criminal justice administration and complex regulatory issues.
