The Andhra Pradesh High Court, which from today will be called the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad for the state of Telangana and the state of Andhra Pradesh, has enforced new rules for entry of litigants and advocates not practicing in it, reported the New Indian Express.

All outsiders can only enter its precincts after citing “proper reason” and showing a photo identity card, and in every document submitted to the court the new full name of the court has to be written.

Telangana and residuary Andhra Pradesh come into existence as two separate states today following the AP Reorganisation Act 2014, and this high court is the common high court for both.