Andhra Pradesh High Court Upholds Hindu Religious Institute's Decision To Terminate Employee For Concealing His Conversion To Christianity

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a religious institute and endowment office has absolute discretionary powers in framing rules for employees and servants. “The 4th respondent (Executive office of Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Varla Devasthanam) has absolute discretionary powers in farming rules for employees and servants of the 4th respondent Establishment. Rule 3 of...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Resumes Hybrid Hearing Facilities

Proceedings in the Andhra Pradesh High Court can now be accessed through hybrid mode. The Andhra Pradesh High Court has introduced hybrid proceedings from the start of November through an App called “Blue Jeans.”The meeting IDs and passcodes for hearing cases through Hybrid Mode Hearing are in the link below.Recently, the Supreme Court had directed all High Courts to ensure that...

Whether Service Of Contract Labourers Should Be Regularized Is A Matter Of Fact To Be Adjudicated By Industrial Tribunal: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by Oil & Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC) challenging the decision of Union Ministry of Labour referring its industrial dispute to Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Hyderabad under Section 10(1)(d) r/w Section 2A of the Industrial Disputes Act.One of the issues in industrial dispute was the demand of Union of...

Plea For Divorce And Restitution Of Conjugal Rights Between Same Parties Should Be Decided By One Court To Avoid Conflicting Decisions: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court allowed the transfer of a divorce case filed by husband from a court of one district to a court in another district where there was a separate petition filed for restitution of conjugal rights between same parties to avoid conflicting decisions.The transfer petition was filed by wife under Section 24 of Civil Procedure Code seeking transfer of divorce petition...

Andhra Pradesh HC Upholds Registrar's Proceedings Against Retired Judge To Reduce Pension Despite Govt Action, But Allows Benefit Of Revised Pay

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has partially allowed the plea of a retired Subordinate Judge claiming that the proceedings issued by the High Court Registrar for reducing his pension amounts to imposing further punishment after the Government imposing 20% cut in his pension for a lifetime.The Division Bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice B.V.L.N. Chakravarthi ruled that the...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Restrains Chandrababu Naidu From Participating In Political Rallies, Giving Interviews On Skill Development Scam Case

Andhra Pradesh High Court has restrained former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu from participating in political rallies or giving interviews in connection with the Skill development scam case.Naidu was granted interim bail for 4 weeks earlier today on medical grounds. He claimed he was recommended to undergo Cataract surgery in the right eye, back in June.On an application moved by the...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Interim Bail On Medical Grounds To Former CM Chandrababu Naidu Arrested In Skill Development Scam Case

Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted 4 weeks interim bail to former Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on medical grounds. He claimed he was recommended to undergo Cataract surgery in the right eye, back in June.Refusing to disbelieve this submission in the absence of any conflicting medical report indicating that his surgery is unnecessary, Justice T. Mallikarjun Rao said,"This Court...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Refuses To Quash Notification Barring ITI Qualified From Appearing For LAWCET

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to quash the notification that barred candidates with an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) qualification from appearing for LAWCET (State Law Common Entrance Test).The Division Bench of Justice U.Durga Prasad Rao and Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa held that it would not interfere with a policy decision, taken by an expert body when no rights...

Centre Notifies Appointments Of Four Advocates As Additional Judges Of Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Central Government has notified the appointment of two advocates as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court. The Four advocates are: Harinath Nunepally; Kiranmayee Mandava (Kiranmayee Kanaparthy); Sumathi Jagadam; and Nyapathy Vijay. Earlier this month, the Supreme Court recommended the above four names of four Advocates as the Judges...

PIL Seeks CBI Probe Into Illegal Sale Of Petroleum Products; AP High Court Halts Establishment Of Proposed 11 Petroleum Outlets

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed various Petroleum Corporations not to finalise the establishment of 11 proposed petroleum outlets in Puducherry's Yanam in a PIL filed seeking a CBI investigation into the alleged illegal sale of petrol and diesel across the borders of AP and Yanam.The Division Bench of Justice A.V. Sesha Sai and Justice T. Mallikarjuna Rao passed the interim order...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Constitutes Committee To Monitor Sewage Generation & Management At Visakhapatnam

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered the constitution of a committee to gauge the sewage generation and management at Visakhapatnam (Vizag).The Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice R. Raghunandan Rao has further tasked the Committee with the job of determining how many new STPs would need to be installed owing to the growing population of Vizag, along...

AP High Court Issues Notice On Plea To Transfer Skill Development Case Involving Chandrababu Naidu To CBI, AG Informs Of Havoc In Special Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the Centre, State, CBI and other concerned authorities in a PIL filed by former MP Vundavalli Arun Kumar seeking to transfer the investigation of the skill development scam case which involves former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu to any central agency.The Division Bench of Justice U. Durga Prasad Rao and Justice A.V. Ravindra Bab was...