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The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed that no construction of the CSI Church in Maanchala village, Mantralayam, shall proceed until the District Collector grants approval under Rule 26 and title over the property is demonstrated.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court disposed of a writ petition challenging a District Registrar's notice, holding that cancellation of a registered sale deed falls outside the Registrar's jurisdiction under the Registration Act, 1908.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a buyer with a registered title deed cannot be denied a domestic electricity connection merely because the layout is declared unauthorised.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that an anticipatory bail order requiring surrender before a Magistrate departs from the statutory scheme under Section 438 CrPC and Section 482 BNSS, and modified the condition.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside a charge-framing order in a POCSO case, holding that the Special Court denied accused persons their statutory right of hearing under Section 251(2) of the BNSS and failed to ascertain whether they intended to file a discharge petition.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh quashed a second termination order against a fair price shop dealer, finding the enquiry violated natural justice despite a prior court-directed remand.
Justice Ravi Cheemalapati of the Andhra Pradesh High Court held that legal heirs in a rural family cannot be faulted for failing to track an abated appeal they never knew existed.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that an alleged second wife does not qualify as a "relative" of the husband under Section 498A IPC, quashing charges against the petitioner for want of prima facie case.
Justice Ravi Cheemalapati found that neither the decree-holder's execution petition nor the executing court's order identified which head of retirement benefits was to be attached, vitiating the attachment.
A Division Bench held that an interim order cannot rest on a respondent's counsel failing to answer a judicial query; the writ petitioner must independently make out a prima facie case.
Andhra Pradesh High Court rules that G.O.Ms.No.53 of 1997, issued in the name of the Governor, has statutory force and validly bars a government servant from promotion for one year after censure.
Justice K. Sreenivasa Reddy quashes proceedings against a hotel boy arrayed as Accused No. 5 in a Rs. 50 lakh fraud case, finding only a vague bald averment against him.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed an APSRTC motor accident appeal as withdrawn but awarded costs with 6% interest to claimants forced to appear before the Court.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed five writ appeals by M/s McDowell & Co. Ltd. over surplus land at Waltair Uplands, Visakhapatnam, finding decades of litigation amounted to abuse of process.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a registered gift deed cannot be cancelled unilaterally before a Sub-Registrar; only a competent civil court can set it aside.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati enhanced compensation for a family whose breadwinner was crushed under an APSRTC bus tyre, holding the driver's breach of duty far outweighed any contributory fault of the deceased.
Justice K. Sreenivasa Reddy quashed criminal proceedings under Sections 406 and 420 IPC against a company CEO, finding that installing a substandard oxygen plant cannot, without more, constitute cheating or criminal breach of trust.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside a minor censure imposed on a Deputy Tahsildar for an alleged discourteous remark, while holding that GO Ms No 53 of 1997 validly bars promotion for one year upon censure.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside a 2026 settlement order because it was passed against dead parties without substituting legal heirs, and barred the same officer from acting as appellate authority over his own decision.
A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court declined to exercise writ jurisdiction where a detailed welfare enquiry was warranted and a Guardian and Wards Act petition was already pending.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati has directed the State to pay a 1976 land acquisition award of Rs 31,377.75 with 12% interest per annum from the date of the award until actual payment.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a registered partition deed does not constitute a "transfer" under Section 23(1) of the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, stripping the Appellate Tribunal of jurisdiction to cancel it.
Forty-seven rice millers challenged replacement orders for KMS 2022-23 fortified rice stocks; the Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed all writ petitions, finding the three-tier testing and appeal process fully compliant with applicable SOPs.
Andhra Pradesh High Court holds that a second writ petition on the same seigniorage fee cause of action is barred after the first was withdrawn without permission to file afresh.
