'Politically Motivated': AP High Court Junks PIL Challenging Display Of Deputy CM's Portraits In Public Offices

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) which challenged the display of pictures and portraits of the Deputy Chief Minister in government offices across the State.The PIL petition, filed by Yemu London Rao, was stated to "safeguard public interest” and argued that the said act of displaying the portraits of the Deputy Chief Minister violated the...

'Undermines Fair Trial': PIL In AP High Court Questions Police Body Conducting Recruitment Exam For Assistant Public Prosecutors

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has admitted a PIL challenging the constitutional validity of the Andhra Pradesh State Level Police Recruitment Board (APSLPRB), a police-run body, conducting the Assistant Public Prosecutors (APPs) examination and overseeing the recruitment process.The PIL, filed by a law clerk, argues that bestowing power to select APPs, who are meant to be independent officers...

Doctrine Of Contributory Negligence No Defence To Criminal Action, Rash Driver Liable U/S 304A IPC Even If Victim Was Negligent: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the doctrine of contributory negligence does not apply to criminal actions, and a driver who commits an accident by driving rashly and negligently, which leads to the death of a person, is liable under Section 304A of IPC, even if there has been a degree of negligence on part of the victim.For context- the Court was dealing with an appeal against...

“Grossly Irrational”: AP High Court Quashes Order Denying Daughter Of Deceased ESI Employee Compassionate Appointment On Ground Of Marriage

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has recently set aside an order passed by the Joint Director, Insurance Medical Services (Respondent 3), who rejected compassionate appointment to the younger daughter of a deceased ESI dispensary employee on the ground that she was married and therefore was no longer dependent on her father, despite the daughter's husband being unemployed and the couple having...

[CGST Act] Absence Of Document Identification Number Doesn't Render Assessment Orders Void: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that absence of document identification number doesn't render assessment orders void.The bench consists of Justices R Raghunandan Rao and Sumathi Jagadam were addressing the issue where the assessee/petitioner has challenged the assessment orders passed against him. The main ground for challenge is the lack of a Document Identification Number on the...

Andhra Pradesh HC Allows Vishwa Hindu Parishad to Follow Traditional Route for Lord Vinayaka Immersion

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State authorities to allow Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to carry out the procession of immersion of Lord Vinayaka idols through the traditional route, which was earlier altered by the State.The traditional route, which was followed for the past two-three decades, enabled the immersion to be made in a canal via Arts College, Srikrishna...

'Clear Abuse Of Law': Andhra Pradesh High Court Rejects NSL Textiles Review Plea In Industrial Incentive Arrears Dispute

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by NSL Textiles, which sought modification of an earlier order of 2023— where the High Court had directed the State to release the sanctioned amount of Rs. 83.87 crores as industrial incentives under the Government's Industrial Investment Promotion Policies of 2005–2010 and 2010–2015.Specifically, the petitioner...

Absence Of Document Identification Number Only Renders GST Orders Invalid, Not Void: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified that assessment orders issued without the mandatory Document Identification Number (DIN) can only be treated as invalid and not void, and such orders continue to remain in force until explicitly set aside by a competent court.Section 168(1) of the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) Act, which prescribes the power to issue instructions or...

AP High Court Upholds Termination Of Record Assistant Guilty Of Demanding Bribe, Lodging Fake Complaints Against Judge

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the termination from service of a Record Assistant (petitioner) of Mandal Legal Services Authority (MLSA), who was found guilty of lodging fake complaints with fake signatures against the Junior Civil Judge-cum-Chairman, Mandal Legal Services Committee (MLSC).Petitioner was also accused of demanding bribe/illegal gratification, in the name of...

“When a Child Dies, Dreams Die Too”: AP High Court Modifies Compensation To Parents Of Man Who Died In Railway Accident

In a case involving the tragic death of a 20 year-old boy who fell from an overcrowded train in 2006, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has modified the order passed by the Railway Claims Tribunal, Secunderabad Bench, to ensure that interest on compensation awarded to the bereaved parents is calculated from the date of filing of application (2006) instead of from the date of order of the...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Directs State To Ensure Compliance Of Guidelines On 'Speed Breaker' Specifications

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Government to ensure compliance to the revised guidelines on speed breakers and to bring all existing speed breaker installations on roads in conformity with the same.A Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati observed,“In case there is any new guideline issued by the concerned Ministry either in...

'Quick' Disposal Of Cases By Innocuous Orders Directing Further Consideration Does Disservice To Cause Of Justice: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that disposal of proceedings by seemingly innocuous orders directing consideration of a claim or representation may result in quick or easy disposal of cases in overburdened adjudicatory institutions; however, such orders do more disservice than service to the cause of justice.In this regard, Justice Tarlada Rajasekhar Rao explained,“This Court is...