Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: March 31- April 06, 2025

Nominal IndexBatha Vamsi v. The State Station House Officer: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 56V.S. Rayudu, S/o. Gopal, Occ: Driver and Others v. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 57Mallavarapu Lakshmana Kumar v. Union Of India and Others: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 58A P Srinivasa Deekshitulu v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh and Others: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 59P V Mudhun Reddy @ Peddireddi Venkata Midhun Reddy v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 60Sriram Chandra Sekhar @ Chintu v. The State of Andhra Pradesh: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 61Judgments/Final OrdersRape Not Mere Physical Assault, Liberal Approach While Granting Bail Against Interest Of Society: Andhra Pradesh High CourtCase Title: Batha Vamsi v. The State Station House OfficerCase Number: CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 1986/2025Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 56The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the offence of rape cannot be considered as a mere physical assault, and adopting a liberal approach while granting bail in such cases goes against the interest of the society.In this regard, a Single Judge Bench of Justice T. Mallikarjuna Rao, observed, “The offence of rape is punishable by rigorous imprisonment for at least ten years, extendable to life imprisonment with a fine. Gang rape carries twenty years' rigorous imprisonment, extendable to life imprisonment with a fine. The offence alleged to have been committed by the petitioner is grave in nature. In fact, rape cannot be considered as a mere physical assault. In an occurrence of this type, the resistance from the victim cannot be expected, there is no allegation that the victim was inimical or was acting against the instigation of somebody else. Therefore, the cases relating to granting of bail in offences of rape are required to be approached differently…”Absence Of Prejudice Not Sole Ground To Brush Aside Principles Of Natural Justice: Andhra Pradesh High CourtCase Title: V.S. Rayudu, S/o. Gopal, Occ: Driver and Others v. Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport CorporationCase Number: WRIT PETITION NO: 2873/2017Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 57The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed orders passed by the concerned Depot Manager deducting amounts from the salaries of the drivers and conductors working in the concerned depot of the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, on the ground of non-compliance of principles of natural justice.In doing so the court observed that the corporation had not followed the procedure prescribed under Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Employees (Classification, Control and Appeal), Regulations, 1967. It further underscored that the doctrine of prejudice does not replace of principles of natural justice but operates as an integral part of the same and the projection of an argument of prejudice would not by itself be a sole ground to brush aside the applicability of principles of natural justice.'Shows Have Already Been Telecast': Andhra Pradesh HC Dismisses PIL Challenging Increase In Ticket Prices Of Telugu Film 'Sankranthiki Vasthunam'Case Title: Mallavarapu Lakshmana Kumar v. Union Of India and OthersCase Number: WP(PIL) NO: 22/2025Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 58The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation plea challenging the increase in ticket prices of Telugu film 'Sankranthiki Vasthunam'–starring Venkatesh, Aishwarya Rajesh and Meenakshi Chaudhary–and which further sought an investigation into the film's production cost valued at over Rs. 100 crores.A division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati in its order said:"Be that as it may, considering the fact that there is no point in dealing with the aspect of enhancing the ticket prices for the film named “Sankranthiki Vastunam”, as the scheduled shows have already been telecast, this Public Interest Litigation (PIL) is liable to be dismissed.”Scope Of Judicial Review Very Limited In Transfers Made Due To Administrative Exigencies: Andhra Pradesh High CourtCase Title: A P Srinivasa Deekshitulu v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh and OthersCase Number: WRIT PETITION NO: 42273/2022Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 59The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the Court possesses very limited scope of judicial review in cases relating to transfers made on account of administrative exigencies.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Kiranmayee Mandava, while dismissing a writ petition challenging proceedings of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (Respondent 2), whereby it refused to transfer a Pradhana Archaka at Sri Govindarajaswamy Temple at Tirupati to Srivari Temple at Tirumala, further held, “The petitioner cannot claim any vested right to seek posting at a particular place. It is for the employer, having regard to the administrative contingencies, to decide on transfers, and such a decision, in the absence of any arbitrary and malafide attributions being made or established, cannot be interfered with under Article 226 of the Constitution of...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Roundup: March 31- April 06, 2025

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