Mere Pendency Of FIR Not Bar For Renewing, Reissuing Passport: Andhra Pradesh High Court Reiterates

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed Vijaywada's Regional Passport Officer to renew/reissue the passport of a man, which was initially refused on the grounds that there was a FIR lodged against him for criminal breach of trust.While disposing of the man's plea, Justice Subba Reddy Satti held that since the jurisdictional Court had not taken cognisance, in such a circumstance,...

Treadmills & Other Gym Equipment Qualify As 'Sports Goods' Under Entry 60 Of A.P. VAT Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that while treadmills, dumbbells, rotators and fit-kit exercise kits, cannot be associated with one specific sport, these equipment are nonetheless used by sports persons to maintain physical fitness and thus fall in the description of “sports goods”.While allowing a writ petition of a dealer of gym equipment who contended that such equipment related...

'Must Narrow Down Gaps For Effective Treatment': AP High Court Upholds New Gap Analysis Method To Treat Bio-Medical Waste

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the adoption of new methodology for conducting gap analysis related to Common Bio Medical Waste Treatment and Disposal Facilities (CBWTFs) on the ground that such cases fall within the domain of expert bodies where the Courts should exercise judicial restraint.Highlighting the importance exploring new methods for...

Preliminary Enquiry Loses Significance Once Regular Enquiry Is Initiated By Issuing Charge Sheet To Delinquent: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a preliminary enquiry loses its significance once regular enquiry is initiated and a major penalty cannot be imposed on the basis of the preliminary enquiry, particularly once the regular enquiry has been initiated by issuing a charge sheet.Explaining further, a Single Judge Bench of Justice Sumathi Jagadam held,“Once the Enquiry Officer has held...

Andhra Pradesh HC Quashes Case Against Ex-ADGP Accused Of Misusing Office While Upgrading Surveillance Systems, Calls It His "Bounden Duty"

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed charges against A.B.Venkateswara Rao, former Additional Director General of Police for the intelligence department, accused of misusing his office by benefiting a third party, allegedly managed by his son, and causing loss to the government exchequer.He was initially accused of committing offences under Section 13(1)(d) read with Section 15 of...

“Sickness Is Beyond Human Control”: Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Plea Of B.Tech Student Whose Result Was Withheld Due To Low Attendance

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a plea of a B.Tech student whose result of 3rd Semester was withheld and subsequently was not allowed to attend classes of further semesters on account of low attendance due to two spells of sickness. The Court ordered the GMR Institute of Technology (Respondent 4), to publish the result of the petitioner and allow him to continue attending classes of...

AP High Court Restores Security Cover Of YSR Congress Leader Katasani Reddy, Cites Inadequacy In Threat Perception Report

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has restored the security cover of YSR Congress leader and a six time MLA from the Panyam Constituency Katasani Rambhupal Reddy's, which was earlier withdrawn by the state government. The court noted that the report which was submitted was silent on whether a comprehensive study was conducted before concluding that there is no threat to the life of the...

17 Years On, AP High Court Awards ₹3.70 Lakh To Kin Of Deceased Lorry Helper, Crushed To Death While Confronting Negligent Tractor Driver

After seventeen years, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted compensation to the dependents of a deceased cleaner on a lorry who was crushed to death after getting off the vehicle to confront a tractor driver who was driving negligently.Holding that the accident occurred out of and in the course of employment, a Justice Nyapathy Vijay held,“…what all is required to make the...

Sale Of Liquid Carbon Dioxide Is Liable To Be Taxed At 5%: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court stated that the sale of liquid carbon dioxide is liable to be taxed at 5%. The Bench consists of Justices R Raghunandan Rao and K Manmadha Rao were addressing the issue of whether purified liquid Carbon Dioxide gas falls in the unclassified category of goods i.e., Schedule-V to the VAT Act, and is liable to be taxed @ 14.5% instead of 5%. In this...

Medical Profession Requires Practical Knowledge, Can't Be Substituted By Online Classes: AP High Court Rejects Plea By Foreign Medical Graduate

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that the medical profession requires practical knowledge and clinical training, as a regular medical course is inclusive of skills training, dissections in laboratories to understand the human anatomy patient interaction, team based learning such as case studies and problem solving exercises, and the same cannot be substituted by online classes.The...

Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds Appointment Of President Of Chittoor Consumer Forum; Says Rules Should Be Challenged, Not Appointment

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the appointment of the President Of the District Consumer Forum, Chittoor, which was earlier set aside by an order of a Single Judge.A Division Bench of Justice B. Krishna Mohan and Justice Nyapathy Vijay held,“As per Article 233(2) of the Constitution of India and as per Rule 5(a) of the Andhra Pradesh Judicial Service Rules, 2007 the basic criteria...

Promotion Cannot Be Denied If Chargesheet Is Not Filed: Andhra Pradesh High Court Reiterates

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a plea of a Junior Assistant of Prohibition & Excise Department who was denied promotion to the post of Sub Inspector Prohibition & Excise Department on the grounds that he had a criminal case pending against him.After relying on Supreme Court's decision in Union of India and others vs. K.V.Janaki Raman and others [(1991) 4 SCC 109], a...