Mangalore : City based advocate Padma Prasad Hegde popularly known as P P Hegde, has been elected as the chairman and Anil Kumar J M of Bangalore as deputy chairman of the Karnataka State Bar Council.

P P Hegde from Mangalore has been a practicing advocate for the past two-decades and has established his office for the purpose in Mangalore, Bangalore and Delhi.

Previously, P P Hegde was serving as the former vice-chairman of the council and first member of Mangalore Bar Association to be assigned to the post in the young age.

P P Hegde had bagged first rank and gold medal on the completion of bachelor’s degree from Mangalore University and also first rank his master studies.

The chairman and deputy will assume council’s office located in Bangalore onOctober 11 Saturday.