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of YSR Congress leader and a six time MLA from the Panyam Constituency Katasani Rambhupal Reddy's, which was earlier withdrawn by the state government.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...

Municipalities Rules | 30-Day Limit To Convene No Confidence Motion Meeting Ensures That Collector Doesn't Procrastinate: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has said that intent behind prescribing a 30-day limit under the AP Municipalities (Motion of No Confidence in Chairperson/Vice Chairperson) Rules is to ensure that District Collector does not procrastinate convening the meeting and defeat the democratic right of the majority to express no confidence.In doing so the court upheld a notice issued by...

Caste System Alien To Christianity, Protection Of SC&ST Act Cannot Be Extended To Converts: Andhra Pradesh High Court

In a significant ruling, the Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 30.04.2025, held that the caste system is alien to Christianity and an individual, who converted to Christianity and actively professes and practices the same, cannot continue to be a member of the Scheduled Caste community and is consequently barred from invoking the provisions of the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe (Prevention...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Andhra Pradesh High Court Justice K Manmadha Rao To Karnataka High Court

The Central Government on Thursday (May 1) notified the transfer of Justice Kumbhajadala Manmadha Rao from Andhra Pradesh High Court to Karnataka High Court.The notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice states:"In exercise of the power conferred by clause (1) of Article 222 of the Constitution of India, the President, after consultation with the Chief Justice of India,...