LiveLaw Andhra Pradesh High Court Monthly Digest: June 2026

Citations: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 88 - 2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 108Nominal IndexLagadapati Praveen Kumar & Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Anr., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 88X & Anr. v. Nil, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 89M/s. Sri City Pvt. Ltd. & Ors. v. N. Sakkubayamma & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 90D. Manjula Devi v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 91Shaik Shabana v. Union of...

AP High Court Questions 50-Year Delay In Releasing Land Acquisition Compensation, Says State's Role Not Limited To Passing Award

Purchasing power of money decreases over time; what petitioner could have bought with the compensation in 1976 can't be done now, Court said.

MBBS Student Can't Be Disqualified For Break Taken Due To Genuine Financial Hardship: Andhra Pradesh High Court

In normal circumstances, no student would take break from MBBS after going through 'gruelling' NEET prep, Court said.

LiveLaw Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 06 - July 12, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 112 - 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 120Nominal IndexSri Durga Mahila Podupu Sangam Self Help Group v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 112Devineni Avinash v. State of Andhra Pradesh, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 113Varampati Charan Kumar Reddy & Others v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 114Sri Sai Wines v. Union of India & Ors.,...

AP High Court Upholds Food Corporation Of India's Direction To Rice Millers To Replace Fortified Stocks Which Failed Mandatory Quality Test

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the action of the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and other authorities directing rice millers to replace fortified rice stocks that failed mandatory quality tests, holding that the authorities acted in accordance with the SOPs governing the Fortified Rice Scheme and that no arbitrariness or violation of natural justice was made out. [2026 LiveLaw...

Party Can't Invoke Article 226 Jurisdiction After Withdrawing Previous Writ Without Seeking Liberty To File Afresh: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a party which withdraws a writ petition without obtaining liberty to file a fresh petition cannot subsequently invoke the High Court's writ jurisdiction again on the same cause of action, observing that the remedy under Article 226 is deemed to have been abandoned. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 124]A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sumathi Jagadam disposed of...

Partition Of Joint Family Property Not 'Transfer' Under Senior Citizens Act, Can't Be Cancelled For Failure To Maintain Parents: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that partition of a joint family property does not amount to "transfer of property" under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and hence such a registered partition deed cannot be cancelled for failure to maintain senior citizen parents, by invoking Section 23 of the Act. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 123]In doing so the court held...

AP High Court Directs University To Award Compensatory Marks To MBBS Student Deprived Due To Repetition Of Questions

Allowing the plea of a final-year MBBS student, the Andhra Pradesh High Court directed Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences to award her one additional mark after finding that the repetition of a multiple-choice question in the Ophthalmology examination had unfairly deprived her of an opportunity to answer a different question. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 122]The Court held that a candidate in a...

Previous Bail Orders Relevant Material For 'Subjective Satisfaction' Of Preventive Detention: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court set aside a preventive detention order after finding that the detaining authority failed to consider multiple bail orders granted to the detenu, holding that bail orders are vital material and their non-consideration vitiates the subjective satisfaction required for preventive detention. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 121]The order was passed by a Division Bench of Justice...

Advocates Can't Be Sued For 'Deficiency' In Service Under Consumer Protection Act: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that complaints alleging deficiency in legal services rendered by advocates are not maintainable under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 observing that the services of an advocate are rendered under a contract of personal service, which stands excluded from the definition of "service" under the Act. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 120]A Division Bench of...

Appeal Against Conviction Can't Be Dismissed Merely Because Party Or Counsel Is Absent, Must Be Adjudicated On Merits: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the absence of the appellant or his counsel is not a ground to dismiss a criminal appeal against conviction for non-prosecution, observing that the appellate court must decide the appeal on merits after examining the record. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 119]Justice Dr. Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa allowed a criminal revision petition filed by a convict in a...

Bonafide Purchaser Of Court-Auctioned Property Can't Be Prosecuted For Cheating Without Proof Of Conspiracy: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a bonafide purchaser of a property earlier sold in a court auction cannot be prosecuted for cheating and forgery in the absence of material showing that he conspired with the vendor or had knowledge of the earlier court auction. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 118]The order was passed by Justice K. Sreenivasa Reddy while allowing a criminal petition filed by...