AP High Court Reduces Fine Imposed On 84-Year-Old Man In Jail For Electricity Theft To ₹20K Citing 'Extreme Old Age'

While upholding an order passed by special tribunal convicting an 84-year-old man convicting him for electricity theft under Electricity Act, the Andhra Pradesh High Court however reduced the fine imposed on him from Rs.2,70,000 to Rs 20,000. Section 135(1) of the Electricity Act penalises theft and electricity and punishes anyone who, dishonestly taps, makes or causes to be made any...

ESI Contribution, Can't Exempt Establishment Based On Pvt Insurance And Not Having Local Dispensary: AP HC

Andhra Pradesh High Court: A single judge bench of Justice Nyapathy Vijay held that the mere absence of an ESI dispensary nearby cannot exempt an establishment from liability under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 (“ESI Act”). The court clarified that only the appropriate govt is empowered to grant such exemptions under Section 87 of the Act, and that such exemptions ought...

Regularization Scheme Doesn't Cover Every Unauthorized Occupant Of Govt Land: AP High Court Rejects Plea Against Eviction

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by certain occupants stated to be occupying Government land who had sought protection from eviction citing a recently introduced regularisation scheme.Noting that the regularisation scheme did not universally shield all unauthorised occupations of Government land, a division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice...

Andhra Pradesh HC Flags Surge In Online Trolling, Abusive Posts; Suggests 'Auto-Blocking' Of Swear Words On Social Media

Taking note of the growing menace of online abuse and trolling, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has urged the State Government to instruct social media intermediaries to 'auto block' the usage of expletives, swear words, militant words, and words akin thereto, on social media platforms. A bench of Justice Nyapathy Vijay passed this order while observing that vulgar,...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: May 19 - May 25, 2025

2025 LiveLaw (AP) 98 to 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 103Nominal IndexNational Insurance Company Ltd. v. K. Lakshmi – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 98Bhashyam Venkata Rao and Others vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 99Tappa Abdul Rasool v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 100Smt Seerapu Shyamala v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others – 2025 LiveLaw (AP)...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: April 2025

Citations: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 56 – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 77Nominal IndexBatha Vamsi v. The State Station House Officer: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 56V.S. Rayudu, S/o. Gopal, Occ: Driver and Others v. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 57Mallavarapu Lakshmana Kumar v. Union Of India and Others: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 58A P Srinivasa Deekshitulu v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Overturns Removal Of Livestock Body's Nominated Member, Says Collector Had No Express Power

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside an order by the single judge who had invoked the Doctrine of Pleasure to uphold removal of a nominated member from the General Body of the District Livestock Development Association, Ongole.Referring to the facts of the case, a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati in its order said:“…while the byelaws...

AP High Court Rejects Plea Challenging Decrease Of Reserved PG Medical Seats For In-Service Candidates, Says Reduction Was Favoured By Stats

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition challenging the reduction of reserved seats for in-service candidates in Post graduate Medical Courses in state government quota. A division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice R. Raghunandan Rao,examined the relevant observations of the committee which propounded that the reservation policy for in-service...

Police Should Refrain From Entering Into Land Dispute Under Guise Of Amicable Settlement: Andhra Pradesh High Court Reiterates

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that police authorities should refrain from interfering into civil disputes pertaining to land, under the guise of amicable settlement between parties.Justice Y. Lakshmana Rao in his order said,“…when there is a dispute with regard to a land, the police are not expected to enter into the dispute under any guise of amicable settlement of the...

State Govt Bound To Accept Selection Panel's Recommendation Of Appointees To Consumer Forum Despite Antecedent Report: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has said that if the State Government considers a candidate who ranked first in the order of seniority unfit for appointment to Consumer Forum due to suitability and integrity concerns, his antecedent report along with the state's opinion, must be placed before the Selection Committee for reconsideration. If, after such reconsideration, the Selection Committee...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Dismisses Plea Challenging Allotment Of Govt Land As Burial Ground For Muslim Community

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a plea challenging allotment of a Government land by the District Collector, Visakhapatam District (Respondent 3) as burial ground for Muslim Community.In this regard, Justice T.C.D. Sekhar held,"It is pertinent to mention that, the proposed land was identified for burial ground inasmuch as the existing burial ground was affected in 60-0 master...

Motor Vehicles Act | 'Excavator' Falls Within Definition Of 'Motor Vehicle' U/S 2(28): Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court, on 09.05.2025, held that an excavator, which is a “mechanically propelled machine”, comes within the definition of 'motor vehicle' under Section 2(28) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (“the 1988 Act”)Section 2(28) enacts that a 'motor vehicle' or 'vehicle' means “any mechanically propelled vehicle adapted for use upon roads whether the power of...