Ajjikuttira S. Ponnanna

Ajjikuttira S. Ponnanna , from hudikeri is an Advocate with 25 years litigation experience before the High Court Of Karnataka and Supreme Court Of India in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Administrative Law, Land Acquisition Law, State Legislations such as Panchayat Raj Act, Karnataka Land Revenue Act, Karnataka Transparency in Public Procurement Act, Consumer Protection Laws, Arbitration, etc

Family

Father

Ajjikuttira K. Subbaiah

Mother

Daty Ponnamma  ( Chiyakapoovanda )

Spouse

Kanchan Ponnanna (Padiyanda )

Children

Aana Ponnanna

Tasha Ponnanna

Date of birth

09 July 1974

Education

Primary

Higher Primary

Degree

BAL/LLB, University Law, College Bangalore

Area of Practice

• Constitutional
• Criminal
• Administrative
• Service law
• Taxation Laws
• Local Laws

Achievements

• Appointed to the panel of advocates representing the Karnataka Public Lands Corporation, A Government of Karnataka entity.
• Served as Standing counsel and sole retainer for TV 9 Karnataka, a leading Kannada and English T.V. news channel for more than two years.
• Appointed as the Principal Government Advocate, Government Of Karnataka on 21.10.2013.
• Appointed as the Additional Advocate General-II For Karnataka on 09.09.2014.
• Appointed as the special counsel for the State of Karnataka in the Justice Kempanna Commission Of Inquiry with regard to the Arkavathy De-notification Case.
• Appointed as the special public prosecutor in the Rape Case involving Ragaweshwara Swamiji.
• Appointed as special counsel for the Forest Development Tax matters.
• Appointed as special counsel for the Hon’ble speaker in the Upa Lokayuktha removal proceedings before Justice Budhihal.
• Appointed as the Additional Advocate General-1 for Karnataka on 02.08.2018
• Designated as a Senior Advocate under section 16(2) of the Advocates Act by the High Court Of Karnataka, on 16.09.2018.
• Appointed as the special counsel to represent the State in challenge to the constitution of the Anti Corruption Bureau.
• Appointed as president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress committee(KPCC) Law, Human Rights and RTI Cell on July 2020
• Appointed as Spokesperson of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress committee(KPCC) on September 2020
• Elected M L A  ( INC ) in 2023 from Virajpet Constituency 

Website

• http://asponnanna.com/