Trial Courts Must Mark Documents Relied On Before Granting Interim Injunction: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that trial courts deciding applications for temporary injunction must consider and mark the documentary evidence relied upon by the parties and cannot grant injunctions without recording findings based on such material. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 160]It further held that multiple distinct interim reliefs cannot ordinarily be sought through a single application...

Partner Can't Invoke Habeas Corpus To Claim Right To Live-In Relationship With Adult Woman Willingly Living With Parents: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a writ of habeas corpus is not maintainable at the instance of a person claiming to be in a relationship with a major woman living with her parents, unless there is prima facie material to show that she is under illegal detention. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 159]The Court observed that a daughter living with her mother and brother in the parental...

Foisting False Criminal Cases Against Husband Which End In Acquittal Constitutes Mental Cruelty: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the filing of false criminal cases by a spouse, which ultimately end in acquittal, constitutes mental cruelty and is a valid ground for dissolution of marriage. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 158]The Court upheld the decree of divorce granted in favour of the husband, observing that while merely filing a criminal complaint does not amount to cruelty, compelling...

Fingerprint Identification Is 'Exact Science', Thumb Impression Expert's Opinion More Relevant Than Handwriting Expert's: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the opinion of an expert in relation to thumb impressions is more relevant than the opinion of an expert in relation to handwriting, since the science of identifying thumb impressions is an exact science that does not admit of any mistake or doubt. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 157]In doing so, the Court set aside a trial court order refusing to refer a...

Unauthorized Layout Can't Be Ground To Deny Electricity Connection To Property Owner, Even Encroacher Entitled To Supply: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that mere declaration of a layout as unauthorized cannot be a ground to deny an electricity service connection to a person having valid title and possession over the property. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 156]Allowing a writ petition, the Court observed that under the General Terms and Conditions of Electricity Supply, even an encroacher or a rightful possessor...

Place Of Worship Can't Be Constructed Without Collector's Prior Approval And Proof Of Title: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a place of worship cannot be cannot constructed without prior permission by the district collector and other statutory land approvals establishing proof of title. [2026 LiveLaw (2026) 155]In doing so the court restrained further construction of a CSI Church at Maanchala Village, Mantralayam Mandal, holding that it did not comply with...

S. 75(4) Registration Act | Registrar Can Call For Documents To Verify Title But Can't Cancel Sale Deed: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that while a Registrar is empowered to conduct an enquiry under Section 75(4) of the Registration Act by issuing notice to parties to produce documents establishing their title, such power does not extend to cancelling a registered sale deed. [2026 LiveLaw (2026) 154]Refusing to interfere with a notice issued by the District Registrar calling upon...

LiveLaw Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 20 - July 26, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 131 - 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 153Nominal IndexVice Chairman-Managing Director, APSRTC & Anr. v. Mamidi Padmavathi & Ors. connected with Mamidi Padmavathi & Ors. v. APSRTC & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 131Sri Kudithi Gurayya & Anr. v. Smt. Akula Gowri Sudha & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 132M/s. McDowell & Co. Ltd. v. State of Andhra Pradesh &...

O.7 R.11 CPC | Plaint Can Only Be Rejected Based On Its Own Averments, Defendant's Stand Immaterial: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that a plaint can be rejected under Order VII Rule 11 CPC only if, on a plain reading of its averments, it discloses no cause of action or is barred by law. [2026 LiveLaw (2026) 153]Dismissing a challenge to the refusal to reject a plaint in a partition suit, the Court held that the plaintiff's earlier plea of oral partition in previous litigation did not,...

Can POCSO Court Frame Charges Without Hearing Accused On Discharge? Andhra Pradesh High Court Answers

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a POCSO Special Court cannot frame charges without first affording the accused an effective opportunity of hearing on the question of discharge as contemplated under Sections 250 and 251 BNSS. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 152]Clarifying that the POCSO Act's mandate for expeditious trials does not override the accused's statutory right to seek discharge, the...

S.482 BNSS | Accused Need Not Surrender Before Jurisdictional Magistrate To Avail Anticipatory Bail: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that Section 438 CrPC/Section 482 BNSS does not require an accused to surrender before the jurisdictional Magistrate as a condition for availing anticipatory bail. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 151]While modifying the Sessions Court's direction requiring the petitioner to surrender before the jurisdictional Magistrate within seven days, the Court observed that...

Fair Price Shop Dealer Must Be Allowed To Cross-Examine Complainants Before Licence Cancellation: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside the termination of a temporary Fair Price Shop dealer, holding that the dealer was denied an opportunity to cross-examine the complainants and was not furnished with the material relied upon. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 150]A Single Judge Bench of Justice Ravi Cheemalapati passed the order in a writ petition filed by a temporary Fair Price Shop dealer...