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AP High Court Refuses To Condone 110-Day Delay In Appeal, Says Misplaced Certified Order Copy Not Sufficient Cause

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to condone a 110-day delay in an appeal against the dismissal of a suit seeking specific performance of a contract. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 212]In doing so, the Court rejected the appellant's claim that the certified copy of the trial court's judgment and decree had been misplaced, holding that the explanation did not constitute sufficient cause for...

Mere Participation In Protest Not Offence: AP High Court Quashes Assault FIR Against YSR Congress Leaders During Political Rally

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed FIR against political leaders Yuvajana Sramika Rythu (YSR) Congress Party leaders Devineni Avinash, former MLA Monditoka Jagan Mohana Rao and MLC Monditoka Aruna Kumar over allegations of assault, organizing unlawful assembly, obstructing public servants during “Annadata Poru” rally.[2026 LiveLaw (AP) 211]Reportedly, the state-wide protest rally...

Sympathy For Govt Employee Facing Grave Corruption Allegations Will Impair Morality In Department: AP High Court Rejects Promotion Plea

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a government employee facing grave allegations of corruption and a pending criminal prosecution cannot claim promotion as a matter of right, and that sympathy for such an employee would seriously impair the morality in the department. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 210]In doing so, the Court refused to direct consideration of a Deputy Director of Mines and...

Suppression Of Material Fact: AP High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Plea Challenging Govt Hospital Diet Tender

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that interference by Courts in tender matters has to be minimal, while upholding the dismissal of a writ petition challenging the selection of successful bidders for a diet-supply contract at Government General Hospital, Ongole. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 209]A Division Bench of Chief Justice Lisa Gill and Justice Ninala Jayasurya dismissed the writ appeal,...

Contractors Cant Claim Interest On Delayed Payments After Failing To Challenge Earlier Orders: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has barred contractors who executed works under the Andhra Pradesh Government-led water-conservation programme, the Neeru-Chettu Scheme, from reopening claims for interest on delayed contractual payments through fresh writ petitions. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 208]The Court noted that, in the earlier writ proceedings, the petitioners were denied interest but were...

Prima Facie Case Made Out: AP High Court Refuses To Quash Perjury, Cheating Case Against Retired Bank Manager Over ₹50 Lakh Debt Dispute

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has refused to quash criminal proceedings arising from a dispute over Rs. 50 lakh borrowed by a retired bank manager and his wife against a promissory note and mortgage of three title deeds. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 207]The Court made the observation while refusing to quash criminal proceedings arising from a complaint alleging perjury, filing of a false case, cheating...

AP High Court Acquits Husband In Dowry Harassment & Cruelty Case Citing Sisters Acquittal Based On Same Evidence

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the acquittal of a husband in a dowry harassment and cruelty case, holding that his conviction could not be sustained on the same evidence on which his sister who was facing identical allegations was acquitted. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 206]The case arose from a prosecution initiated by the wife against her husband and his sister, alleging offences under...

Declaration Of Title In Immovable Property Suits Governed By Article 65 Limitation Act, Not Article 58: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a claim for declaration of title concerning immovable property is governed by Article 65 of the Limitation Act, and not the three-year limitation period under Article 58, where the suit is not one seeking declaration simpliciter. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 205]In doing so, the Court upheld the order permitting the plaintiff to amend a pending suit...

JJ Act | AP High Court Orders Release Of Minor Produced Before Magistrate As Adult, Imposes ₹10,000 Cost On SHO

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has come to the rescue of a minor boy who was allegedly treated as an adult by the police and produced before a regular Magistrate, directing his immediate release from judicial custody and holding that the remand order was illegal, unsustainable and without jurisdiction. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 204]In doing so it imposed Rs. 10,000 cost on the SHO of the concerned...

Identity, Homicidal Death Established After Body Exhumed From Tomb, But Circumstantial Chain Incomplete: AP High Court Acquits Four

The Andhra Pradesh High Court while ordering acquittal in a murder case observed that although the identity of the deceased and the homicidal nature of her death stood established after her body was exhumed from a tomb, the prosecution failed to prove the circumstances connecting the accused with the murder beyond reasonable doubt.[2026 LiveLaw (Guj) 203]The Court accordingly acquitted...