LiveLaw Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 06 - July 12, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 112 - 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 120Nominal IndexSri Durga Mahila Podupu Sangam Self Help Group v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 112Devineni Avinash v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 113Varampati Charan Kumar Reddy & Others v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 114Sri Sai Wines v. Union of India & Ors.,...
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 112 - 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 120
Nominal Index
Sri Durga Mahila Podupu Sangam Self Help Group v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 112
Devineni Avinash v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 113
Varampati Charan Kumar Reddy & Others v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 114
Sri Sai Wines v. Union of India & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 115
Sree Teja and Tejasree Developers & Another v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 116
Sri Venkateswara Institute of Technology v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 117
Tellamekala Rama Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 118
Badeti Sridhar v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Another, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 119
A.S.S.K. Durga Prasad v. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 120
Judgement/ Orders
Case Title: Sri Durga Mahila Podupu Sangam Self Help Group v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
Case No.: Writ Petition No. 19099 of 2024
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 112
The Andhra Pradesh High Court revoked the termination of dealership of a temporary Fair Price Shop dealer based on malpractice complaints and after an MLA's recommendation, noting that enquiry and procedure under State Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order, 2018 was not followed.
The order was passed in a writ petition filed by a temporary Fair Price Shop dealer challenging the termination of its dealership and the entrustment of the shop to another permanent dealer without an enquiry or opportunity of hearing.
Finding a "flagrant violation of the principles of natural justice," the Court set aside the impugned order of termination while leaving it open to the authorities to initiate fresh proceedings strictly in accordance with the Control Order, 2018, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing.
Case Title: Devineni Avinash v. State of Andhra Pradesh
Case No.: Criminal Revision Case No. 653 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 113
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an accused facing criminal proceedings cannot be denied permission to travel abroad merely because the purpose of the visit is social or celebratory rather than urgent or fundamental.
The Court underpinned that the right to travel abroad under Article 21 extends to personal and family engagements, including social and celebratory occasions.
Case Title: Varampati Charan Kumar Reddy & Others v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others
Case No.: Writ Petition No. 28842 of 2023
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 114
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that candidates seeking appointment as Assistant Professors at Sri Venkateswara University–a state institution, have no vested right to insist upon the creation or retention of teaching posts to facilitate their participation in recruitment.
In doing so the court upheld the State's faculty rationalisation exercise in Sri Venkateswara University, the Court found no arbitrariness in the reduction of faculty positions and dismissed the challenge to the exercise.
Case Title: Sri Sai Wines v. Union of India & Ors.
Case No.: Writ Petition No. 969 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 115
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that vendors accepting payments through UPI apps such as PhonePe and Google Paycannot be expected to verify the credentials or criminal antecedents of every customer before completing a transaction, and their bank accounts cannot be frozen merely because a payer is subsequently found to be involved in a cybercrime.
Directing the State Bank of India to defreeze a wine trader's bank account, the Court observed that UPI-based payments have become a routine mode of payment in petty businesses and that freezing a merchant's account without any material showing its involvement in the alleged offence is contrary to law.
Case Title: Sree Teja and Tejasree Developers & Another v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others
Case No.: Writ Petition No. 3076 of 2019
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 116
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has strongly deprecated the conduct of a Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) who made the removal of land from the prohibited properties list conditional upon the petitioners withdrawing their pending writ petition, holding that executive authorities cannot use administrative powers to compel citizens to abandon judicial proceedings.
The High Court observed that access to justice and the right to invoke the writ jurisdiction under Article 226 cannot be made subject to executive diktats, and that administrative authorities cannot use their statutory powers to compel or discourage citizens from pursuing constitutional remedies before the High Court.
Case Title: Sri Venkateswara Institute of Technology v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
Case No.: Writ Petition No. 17385 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 117
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an educational institution cannot be deprived of approval to commence an Artificial Intelligence diploma course merely because of a difference in the nomenclature adopted by the regulatory authorities.
Holding that such a discrepancy cannot override approvals already granted by the AICTE (All India Council for Technical Education) and the State Government, the Court directed the authorities to include the course in the counselling process.
Case Title: Tellamekala Rama Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others
Case No.: Criminal Petition No. 980 of 2023
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 118
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a bonafide purchaser of a property earlier sold in a court auction cannot be prosecuted for cheating and forgery in the absence of material showing that he conspired with the vendor or had knowledge of the earlier court auction.
Noting that the Encumbrance Certificate showed the property in the vendor's name at the time of purchase, the Court held that there was no material to show the purchaser knew of the earlier court auction or conspired with the vendor, and quashed the proceedings against him.
Case Title: Badeti Sridhar v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Another
Case No.: Criminal Revision Case No. 502 of 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 119
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the absence of the appellant or his counsel is not a ground to dismiss a criminal appeal against conviction for non-prosecution, observing that the appellate court must decide the appeal on merits after examining the record.
The High Court observed that an appeal against conviction under Section 374 CrPC (now Section 415 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023) is a statutory right and, once admitted, cannot be dismissed for default.
Even in the absence of the appellant or counsel, the appellate court must either adjourn the matter or decide the appeal on merits after examining the record.
Case Title: A.S.S.K. Durga Prasad v. National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission & Others
Case No.: Writ Petition No. 29425 of 2025
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 120
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that complaints alleging deficiency in legal services rendered by advocates are not maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 observing that the services of an advocate are rendered under a contract of personal service, which stands excluded from the definition of "service" under the Act.
As the petitioner failed to establish that a consumer complaint alleging deficiency in legal services was maintainable against an advocate, and his earlier complaint before the State Bar Council had already been dismissed, the Court held that there was no illegality or infirmity in the orders of the consumer fora and refused to interfere.