Andhra Pradesh High Court
'Based On Speculation, Tarnishes Reputation': AP High Court Junks Lawyer's Plea Accusing AG Of Corrupt Practice In Appointment Of Standing Counsel
Andhra Pradesh High Court has expressed strong displeasure over an Advocate's PIL seeking removal of a Standing Counsel and a consequential CBI inquiry into the appointments made on the recommendation of the Advocate General alleging 'corrupt practices for personal gains'.The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice R. Raghunandan Rao said the allegations are...
Don't Mention Parties' Caste/ Religion In Court Filings: Andhra Pradesh High Court
Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued a Circular for strict implementation of guidelines issued by Supreme Court to ensure that the caste/religion of litigants does not appear if any memo/petition/suit/proceeding being filed before any Court within the State.The Circular references to the order passed by the Apex Court in January in the case of Shama Sharma vs. Kishan Kumar, wherein the...
Convenience Of Non-Earning Wife Takes Precedence Over Inconvenience Of Employed Husband: Andhra Pradesh High Court Transfers Divorce Case
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that in matrimonial disputes the convenience of the wife takes precedence over that of the husband. "A perusal of copy of charge sheet...prima facie, supports the contention of the petitioner that now she is residing in her uncle's house at Kadapa city, which was failed to consider by the learned Principal District Judge, Kadapa. In matrimonial...
Suspect Deleted From Chargesheet Can Be Added As Accused At Cognizance Stage, Need Not Wait For Trial To Reach Stage Of S.319 CrPC: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that in a criminal case, one need not wait till the case reaches the stage at which a petition under section 319 of the CrPC can be filed to array the names of deleted accused and that a Magistrate can take cognizance against deleted accused at the time when the chargesheet is filed. The order was passed by Justice Tarlada Rajashekhar Rao in a...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs Chittor District Collector To Ensure No Illegal Sand Mining & Extraction Is Permitted At Neeva River Bed
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the District Collector Chittoor to ensure that no illegal sand mining and extraction is permitted at the bed of the river Neeva and to file a status report with regard to the action taken to prevent such illegal activities. It said:“In the meantime, respondent No.7 – The District Collector, Chittoor District, is directed to ensure that no...
Plea In Andhra Pradesh High Court Challenges Advertisements For Political Gain By YSR Congress Party At Public Expense, Seeks Probe
A plea in the Andhra Pradesh High Court has challenged advertisements issued by the State through the Commissioner Information and Public Relations Department since 2019 which allegedly promoted the political interests of the YSR Congress Party at the cost of the public exchequer It is argued that these advertisements were against the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court. A division...
Writ Petition Not A Remedy For Execution Of Arbitration Award: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court division bench comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice R. Raghunandan Rao held that that it lacks the authority in writ petition to enforce an award issued by an arbitrator when it is already challenged under Section 34 of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. Brief Facts: M/s. Vijayanagaram Hatcheries Pvt. Ltd....
Andhra Pradesh High Court Declines To Extend Interim Stay On Theatrical Release Of “Rajdhani Files” Movie
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has decided not to extend the interim stay granted for the theatrical release of the 'Rajdhani files' after being satisfied that prima facie the certificate was granted in accordance with the Cinematograph Act, 1952.Earlier, Justice Ninala Jayasurya had called for the records maintained by the certificate granting authorities to verify whether reasons had...
Income Not Specifically Denied During Maintenance Suit Can't Be Disputed After Order Of Maintenance Is Passed: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that in a suit for maintenance, when a husband does not specifically deny his alleged income at an initial stage, he cannot at a belated stage raise a plea that the maintenance order was passed without considering the Statement of assets and liabilities of both parties."As rightly contended, the petitioner herein in his counter did not specifically deny...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Reserves Order In Plea Against Release Of 'Rajdhani Files' Over Alleged Defamation Of CM Jagan Mohan Reddy
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reserved its verdict on a petition filed by YSR Congress Party challenging the censor certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification to film 'Rajdhani Files'.As per the petition, the film is defamatory in nature and aims at diluting the reputation of the Party and its President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the serving Chief Minister of Andhra...
Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Accused Who Allegedly 'Stabbed' CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy At Vizag Airport In 2018
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to J. Srinivasa Rao, accused of allegedly stabbing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy in 2018 in the VIP lounge of Vishakapatnam Airport.The Court held that merely using a weapon, and committing an act of violence would not inadvertently amount to an offense under section 3A (offense at airport) of the Suppression of Unlawful...
Controller Of Legal Metrology Can Restrict Licenses To One City; Andhra Pradesh High Court
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh bench comprising Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda interpreted Section 23(2) of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and Section 11(7) of the Andhra Pradesh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011. The High Court held that a conjoint reading of both provisions empowered the Controller of the Legal Metrology Department to issue the license to manufacturers,...