Andhra Pradesh High Court
Burden To Prove Caste Lies On Claimant; False Caste Certificates Can Lead To Withdrawal Of Benefits: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the burden of proving a caste claim lies on the claimant under the Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 255]A Division Bench of Justice D. Ramesh and Justice Alapati Giridhar further observed that benefits secured through false...
Fabricating Sale Agreements, Selling Disputed Property In Breach Of Undertaking Amounts To Perjury, Fraudulent Concealment: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that fabricating sale agreements to defeat contractual rights and transferring disputed property in breach of a court undertaking can attract prosecution under Sections 193 and 206 IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 254]Section 193 IPC provides for punishment for giving or fabricating false evidence. Section 191 is the provision pertaining to giving false evidence...
LiveLaw Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: October 12 - October 18, 2026
Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 241– 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 253Nominal IndexYanda Dharma Rao v. The General Manager and Others; Yanda Dharma Rao v. The Chairman and Managing Director and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 241Saradindu Chakravarty v. Union of India & Ors, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 242Perivemula Venkateswarlu and Another v. Mediga Anjaiah, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 243Vankudoth Greeshma v. State of...
LiveLaw Andhra Pradesh High Court Quarterly Digest: July-September, 2026
Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 109 - 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 226Nominal IndexTirlaka Koteswara Rao v. The State of Andhra Pradesh and Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 109State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors. v. Lambu Ravi Teja, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 110Veerapaneni Venkata Subhashini & Anr. v. Arikatla Venkata Rathnam & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 111Sri Durga Mahila Podupu Sangam Self Help Group v. State of...
Universities Cannot Reject Associate Professor Aspirants Solely Over Lower Pay During Contractual Service: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that state universities cannot reject applications for Associate Professor posts solely because contractual teaching faculty were paid less than the gross emoluments prescribed for regularly appointed Assistant Professors under the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations, 2018. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 253]In doing so, a Single Judge Bench of...
State Can Devise Own Palm Oil Pricing Formula, But Must Be Based On Relevant Data: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the State Oil Palm (Regulation of Production and Processing) Act 1993, empowers the State Government to fix the minimum price of oil palm fresh fruit bunches (FFBs) using its own methodology. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 252] The court said that the Government need not follow the pricing formula recommended by the Commission for Agricultural Costs and...
Failure To Consider Bail Granted In Drugs Case Vitiates Preventive Detention Of Accused Under PIT-NDPS Act: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that non-consideration of bail orders, being vital material for arriving at proper satisfaction on the necessity of preventive detention, vitiates the detention order. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 251]Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988, empowers specified authorities to order preventive...
S.138 NI Act | Demand Notice Need Not Repeat Cheque Amount If Notice Overall Specifies Dishonoured Sum: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a demand notice under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, need not repeat the cheque amount in its concluding paragraph if the notice, read as a whole, clearly specifies the amount demanded. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 250]Section 138 of the NI Act deals with cheque dishonour for insufficiency of funds. Proviso (b) requires the payee to issue...
S. 498A IPC | Allegation Of Cruelty Linked To Additional Dowry Demand Can't Stand When Demand Is Unproved: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside a husband's conviction under Section 498-A IPC, ruling that cruelty allegedly inflicted over a demand for additional dowry cannot be considered independently when the alleged dowry demand remains unproved. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 249] The Court also noted that the prosecution had failed to explain the delay in lodging the First Information...
Insurer Liable For Motor Accident Compensation Even If Policy Not Transferred To Vehicle's New Owner: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an insurance company cannot avoid liability to pay compensation for a workman's death merely because the insurance policy was not updated in the name of the subsequent owner of the vehicle, when the policy was valid and in force at the time of the accident. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 248]Section 157(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 provides that upon...
Exhaust BNSS Remedies Before Approaching HC Under Article 226 For FIR Registration, Unless Urgency Warrants: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a person aggrieved by the police's failure to register a FIR must ordinarily pursue the remedies available under the BNSS, before approaching the High Court under Article 226 of the Constitution unless urgent intervention is warranted. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 247]The case arose from a petition filed by a 65-year-old man alleging police inaction on...
Father Can't Seek Child's Custody Through Habeas Corpus Without Exceptional Circumstances: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a father's plea seeking custody of his four-year-old son from the mother through a habeas corpus petition. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 246]In doing so, the Court held that the child's custody with his biological mother could not be considered illegal and found no exceptional circumstances warranting a change of custody.The Division Bench comprising Justice...