Reversion For Lack Of Qualification After 18 Service Valid, But Pension Can Be Fixed Based On Higher Post: Andhra Pradesh HC

A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice T.C.D. Sekhar held that a government employee wrongly promoted without requisite qualification can be reverted, but if there is no fraud then recovery of salary is impermissible and pension can be fixed on the basis of higher post. Background Facts The petitioners were...

Integrity Allegations Against Judicial Officers Must Be Verified From Multiple Sources Before Adverse ACR Entry: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that adverse remarks against Judicial Officers in Annual Confidential Reports should be made with caution and only after adequately cross-checking allegations from multiple sources.In this regard, a Division Bench comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice T.C.D. Sekhar observed,“… it would be necessary to place a caution regarding the...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Flags Rising Trend Of Mandamus Petitions Challenging Quasi-Judicial Orders; Explains Difference With Certiorari

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that it has lately noticed a growing pattern wherein litigants are filing petitions seeking a Writ of Mandamus while challenging quasi-judicial orders passed by authorities, thereby overlooking the fundamental distinction between a writ of mandamus and a writ of certiorari.In this regard, Justice Subba Reddy Satti observed,“… this Court...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: February 2026

[CITATIONS: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 17 TO 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 31]NOMINAL INDEXSEELAM NAGAMUNI NAIDU and Ors v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 17Kattam Reddy Venkateswarlu Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 18KALIKIRI KRANTHI CHAITHANYA ALIAS KRANTHI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 19THOTA VENKATADRI v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH and...

Centre Notifies Transfer Of Justice Lisa Gill From P&H HC To Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Central Government has notified the transfer of Justice Lisa Gill from the Punjab and Haryana High Court to the Andhra Pradesh High Court."In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, the President of India, after consultation with Chief Justice of India, has transferred Ms. Justice Lisa Gill, Judge, High Court of Punjab and Haryana to be a Judge of High Court of...

SC Collegium Recommends Justice S.A. Dharmadhikari As Madras High Court Chief Justice; Justice Lisa Gill For Andhra Pradesh HC

The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on February 26, 2026, has recommended the appointment of Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari, presently a Judge of the Kerala High Court (parent High Court: Madhya Pradesh), as the next Chief Justice of the Madras High Court. The recommendation has been made in view of the impending retirement of the incumbent Chief Justice on March 5,...

Maintenance Under Section 125 CrPC Is A Recurring, Continuing Right; Not A One-Time Claim: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that the obligation of providing maintenance is absolute, and cannot be evaded on the pretext of unemployment, financial constraints, or pendency of other proceedings, and that the jurisprudential foundation of maintenance rests upon the principle that a wife, minor children, and dependent parents are entitled to sustenance commensurate with the...

Treating Ad-Hoc Teachers As “Disposable Resources” Undermines Dignity Of Labour & Academic Excellence: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that frequent engagement and disengagement of Assistant Professors (APs) on adhoc basis disrupts academic planning and directly impairs the quality of education imparted to students, who are the ultimate stakeholders in the educational process.While dealing with a case where the petitioner— an Assistant Professor with over a decade of...

Progressive State Like Andhra Pradesh Can't Provide Bone-Marrow Transplant? High Court Flags Lack Of Govt Hospital Facilities

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has expressed concern over the absence of provisions for Bone-Marrow Transplantation (BMT) in government hospitals and medical colleges across the State.A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Challa Gunaranjan was dealing with a Public Interest Litigation filed by one Guntha Venkata Sai Kumar, highlighting the alarming absence...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: February 09 - February 15, 2026

[CITATIONS: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 22 TO 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 29]NOMINAL INDEXSANKULA NAGARJUNA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 22SANKULA NAGARJUNA v. THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 23GOGULAPALLI KHADAR MOHIDDIN (Died) v. GOGULAPALLI KHADA (Died): 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 24Kanithi Deepak v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 25NALLAMOLU RAJARAJESWARI...

Teachers Shape Future Of Citizenry, Merit Can't Be Defeated By Lower Preference Exercised In Application Form: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted relief to several teachers whose marks made them eligible for the post of School Assistant (SA), but were allotted the post of Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT), solely on the ground that they had exercised preference for the latter post in their online applications, holding that merit-cum-roster must be the governing criterion for recruitment and...

“Statutory Rules Don't Yield To Executive Instructions”: AP High Court Quashes Reappointment To Govt Department Beyond Retirement Age

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set-aside re-appointment of the Director of State's Animal Husbandry Department— (Respondent 4), whose services were reinstated by the State in contravention to the statutory rules, and beyond the age of superannuation, holding that statutory rules do not yield to executive instructions nor give the right to an employer to bypass the...