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Holding that Section 164 of the Motor Vehicles Act applies even to pre-amendment accidents at final adjudication, the court rejected the Tribunal's no-fault award and granted maximum statutory compensation.
A Division Bench at Amaravati dismissed cross-appeals, affirming that a Sub-Registrar cannot be penalised for registering documents on the faith of verification certificates issued by his superior, when no connivance was alleged or proved.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati enhanced MACT compensation from Rs 7.28 lakh to Rs 10.06 lakh, adding future prospects and conventional heads even though claimants had not filed a cross-appeal.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh set aside convictions under the Prevention of Corruption Act after finding that the FIR and all trap proceedings were fabricated after the fact at the ACB office.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh set aside a Sessions Court transfer dismissal, finding the judge ignored a woman's 100-km travel burden and threats from the complainant.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed dowry harassment proceedings against a husband residing in Australia, holding that the complainant's own deposition in an earlier trial effectively exonerated him.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court confirmed title in favour of the plaintiffs, finding the defendants' unregistered Will of 1991 riddled with suspicious circumstances and not proved in law.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a husband's petition to transfer his wife's restitution case from Tirupati, holding that unsubstantiated apprehension of judicial bias cannot justify transfer under Section 24 CPC.
Justice Ninala Jayasurya held that APEPDCL had no jurisdiction to invoke Clause 22.3.3.3 of its Terms and Conditions of Supply when the meter was functioning but recording less due to melted wires.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court's Division Bench has issued notice in a writ petition filed by YSRCP against the Union of India, directing counters from respondents by 13 August 2026.
Justice V. Gopala Krishna Rao found no substantial question of law in a defendant's challenge to a partition decree covering two ancestral properties in Kakinada, dismissing the second appeal at the admission stage.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court allowed a writ petition by an 80-year-old ex-serviceman whose assigned land remained on the Section 22-A prohibited properties list despite two government memos and a prior court order directing its removal.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a passport application cannot be blocked by a pending criminal case where the court has not yet taken cognisance of the charge sheet.
A Division Bench at Amaravati ruled that parties may engage private experts and file their reports, while setting aside a document admitted by memo without following Order XI procedure.
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh quashed SC/ST atrocities proceedings against an accused residing in Australia, finding the complaint silent on public visibility and rooted in a money dispute.
Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad directed Adoni Municipality to issue show-cause notices and remove temporary sheds blocking a 33-foot colony road, rejecting the Commissioner's proposal to allot alternate sites to encroachers.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a homeowner cannot resist construction of public toilets on GVMC land near their compound wall, while directing the corporation and its PPP partner to maintain hygiene.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a review petition in a contempt case, holding it an abuse of process after finding petitioners had suppressed material facts about a completed public auction to obtain interim orders.
A Division Bench led by Chief Justice Lisa Gill set aside a Single Bench order directing implementation of a 2010 Endowments Circular, finding that material facts about the appellant's prior permissions to travel abroad were never placed before the court.
A mother's habeas corpus petition seeking production of her son, arrested by Guntur police under the NDPS Act, was closed after the state confirmed he was produced before a court on 1 June 2026.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that elections to a private nurses' association, even when conducted by a state-appointed officer, carry no public law element warranting a writ of mandamus.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that SHAR project rehabilitees whose lands were resumed for an APIIC Special Economic Zone are DKT assignees, not landowners, and cannot demand fresh acquisition proceedings under the Land Acquisition Act.
