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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The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed an APSRTC motor accident appeal as withdrawn but awarded costs with 6% interest to claimants forced to appear before the Court.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.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed a detention order under the AP Prohibition Amendment Act because bail orders in five of seven underlying cases were never shown to the District Collector before detention was directed.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a criminal appeal against conviction cannot be dismissed for default, and directed the III Additional District Judge, Bhimavaram to rehear the NI Act appeal on merits within two months.
The High Court held that the District Collector listed private land as prohibited property without following the mandatory gazette notification procedure under Section 22-A of the Registration Act, 1908.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the State Board of Technical Education to recognise a Diploma in Computer Science and Engineering (Artificial Intelligence) that AICTE had already approved, finding that a nomenclature difference could not defeat a valid approval.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh quashed criminal proceedings against a property buyer accused of forging a sale deed, finding no material to link him to the alleged conspiracy with the seller.
A Bihar cyber cell froze a Mangalagiri wine trader's SBI account over a Rs 1,000 UPI receipt from a cheating accused. The Andhra Pradesh High Court held the action illegal and ordered immediate defreezing.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court rejected a challenge by aspiring Assistant Professors to the rationalisation of faculty positions in Sri Venkateswara University, finding no vested right to demand specific vacancies.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court found a flagrant violation of natural justice where a temporary Fair Price shop dealer's authorisation was cancelled without any inquiry or opportunity of hearing.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that an accused's right to travel abroad for a family function cannot be denied solely because the purpose is social or celebratory in nature.
