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The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a mother's habeas corpus petition for custody of her two minor sons, finding she had concealed a signed MOU granting custody to the father and a Telangana HC order quashing criminal proceedings against him.
Justice Balaji Medamalli set aside G.O.Rt.No.39 of 2022 appointing the second-ranked candidate as President of Vijayawada District Consumer Commission, holding the State Government had no authority to depart from the Selection Committee's merit panel.
Justice Sumathi Jagadam dismissed two writ petitions challenging a 2017 revision order granting ryotwari patta over 11.15 acres in Mudasarlova village, finding no ground for certiorari jurisdiction.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a habeas corpus challenge, holding that the Advisory Board's opinion is required only for confirmation, not for arrest under a detention order.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh found prima facie ambiguity in applying the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Act to a doctor who was himself a victim, and granted anticipatory bail with conditions.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that marking an application "Permanently Rejected" on an online portal without reasons violates natural justice and Section 43 of the Electricity Act, 2003.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a father's habeas corpus petition seeking enforcement of an ex parte Family Court custody order, holding the mother's address was fraudulently suppressed.
Retired Sangam Dairy employees entitled to fresh consideration of higher pension claims; EPFO directed to verify its own records and not penalise employees for employer defaults.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court upheld the revision of a Junior Assistant's regularisation date to when he actually acquired his degree, rejecting his claim for regularisation from his earlier appointment date.
Justice Balaji Medamalli quashed a 2023 seniority list that pushed a Senior Assistant from rank one to six, holding that long-settled seniority cannot be unsettled without notice or enquiry.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court enhanced motor accident compensation from Rs 41,400 to Rs 1,21,266, ruling that depreciation deductions are impermissible when new parts are purchased to restore a damaged vehicle to road-worthiness.
A three-judge Full Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that assigned land bought by a landless poor person before 1977 falls entirely outside the AP Assigned Lands (Prohibition of Transfers) Act, with one judge concurring in result but dissenting on the freehold question.
Justice Nyapathy Vijay upheld Adikavi Nannaya University's disaffiliation of a Rajahmundry law college on infrastructure grounds but deferred its effect by two academic years to protect students admitted under court orders.
Justice Harinath N recalled a January 2026 consent order in two writ petitions after finding advocates had misled the court to facilitate a grab of public open space in Kakinada.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a civil revision against rejection of an unregistered possessory sale agreement as exhibit, holding stamp duty depends on document recitals, not party pleadings.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court ruled that an order dismissing an application to adduce additional evidence at the appellate stage is purely interlocutory, barring revision under Section 397(2) CrPC.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court modified death sentences against two accused in a double murder within weeks of marriage, finding no material to foreclose possibility of reformation and rehabilitation.
Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes criminal negligence prosecution against factory supervisor and occupier, holding that prior conviction under the Factories Act bars a parallel IPC trial on identical facts.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a trial court cannot set a defendant ex parte for non-filing of a written statement once counsel has filed a vakalat, and directed costs of Rs. 25,000 instead of interfering with the trial court's order.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a wife's appeal against a divorce decree, holding that filing multiple false Section 498-A cases ending in acquittal amounted to mental cruelty against the husband.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a woman living with her mother and brother in the parental home is not an illegal detention warranting a writ of habeas corpus at a boyfriend's instance.
A Division Bench at Amaravati set aside life sentences in a 2015 railway sub-station killing, finding the prosecution advanced inconsistent motives and failed to complete the chain of circumstances.
A Division Bench at Amaravati remanded a temporary injunction order after finding the trial court failed to mark documents, ignored multiple-relief bar under Rule 55, and recorded findings without evidence.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that an unmarked agreement can be sent to a fingerprint expert and that ageing affects ridge quality, making prompt comparison necessary.
