Compassionate Appointment Can't Be Rejected Merely On Ground Of Delay If Financial Distress Is Established & Delay Is Explained: Andhra Pradesh HC

A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice Cheekati Manavendranath Roy and Justice Tuhin Kumar Gedela held that compassionate appointment cannot be denied solely on the ground of delay when the delay is due to lack of awareness of rules and the family's financial distress is established. Further it was directed that the authorities must make a balanced & objective assessment of financial and other conditions of the family while considering requests for ...

"Against Interest Of Advocates”: AP High Court Quashes BCI Order Enhancing State Bar Council Election Nomination Fee From ₹30K To ₹1.25 Lakh

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside proceedings by the Principal Secretary, Bar Council of India (BCI) enhancing non-refundable nomination fee for contesting elections to the State Bar Councils from Rs.30,000 to Rs.1,25,000.The enhancement was made on the grounds that the respective State Bar Councils were facing acute shortage of funds as the Supreme Court had reduced the enrolment...

Tirupati Laddu Row: AP High Court Denies Bail To Govt Officer Accused Of Seeking Bribe For Awarding Ghee Tender

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has denied bail to a public servant booked in Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) adulterated ghee case, for allegedly demanding commission from ghee suppliers, influencing tender processes and amassing disproportionate assets through suspected hawala routes.The FIR was lodged over allegations on use of adulterated ghee for the preparation of laddus offered...

Subsequent Policy Change Can't Divest Employee Of Accrued Promotion Rights: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an administrative decision by which an employee is granted a benefit or a status becomes vested when such a grant is acted upon and the same cannot be nullified by subsequent administrative modification or withdrawal of policy.Justice Subba Reddy Satti explained,“Once an employee is granted a benefit or status pursuant to a valid...

30 Important Andhra Pradesh High Court Judgments Of 2025

1.Investigating Officer Must Be Given 'Free-Hand' While Probing Case Involving Serious Allegations: Andhra Pradesh High CourtCase Title: Pvhv Gopala Sarma v. The State Of Andhra Pradesh and OthersCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 25The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has held that in a case containing serious allegations, the Investigating Officer (IO) deserves a free hand to take the investigation to...

AP VAT Act | Tax Dept Must Specify Negligence Before Recovering Company Dues From Directors: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court at Amaravati has held that tax authorities cannot recover unpaid taxes under the Andhra Pradesh Value Added Tax Act, 2005, from directors of the company unless they first clearly spell out the negligence or breach of duty alleged against them. A Division Bench of Justice R Raghunandan Rao and Justice T. C. D. Sekhar clarified the scope of Section 24(5) of the...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Aside Revenue Order Allowing Land Record Changes After 71 Years

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ruled that land revenue records cannot be reopened on the basis of a claim raised after a delay of 71 years. The court set aside a 2017 order of the Joint Collector that directed changes to long-standing entries. A single-judge bench of Justice R Raghunandan Rao said revisional powers are not open-ended. Even where no limitation period is prescribed,...

Seniority Not Carried Forward For Police Constables Requesting Transfer To Native Districts: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified that an employee transferred on his own request from one unit of appointment to another is not entitled to carry forward his seniority from the previous unit, and his seniority must be fixed with reference to the date of his joining duty in the later unit in terms of Rule 35(b) of Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, 1996.For...

Theft Worth Below ₹5,000 Is Non-Cognizable Offence Under BNS; Police Can't Register FIR Without Magistrate's Permission: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has emphasised that theft of property worth below ₹5,000 is a non-cognizable offence under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the police authorities cannot register an FIR with respect to the same without the Magistrate's prior permission.In this regard, Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa stated,“There is no doubt that the offence under Section 303(2) BNS is...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Annual Digest 2025 [Citations 1 - 184]

Citation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 1 – 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 184Person Officiated To Higher Post On Orders Is Entitled To Pay In That Cadre Even If Later Found To Be Ineligible: Andhra Pradesh High CourtCase Title: The Supdt. of Post Offices, Srikakulam Division and four others vs Sri K. Narayana MurthyCitation: 2025 LiveLaw (AP) 1The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an employee who was...

AP High Court Restores Arbitral Awards In Hindustan Shipyard Case; Says Arbitrators Can Modulate 'Exorbitant' Liquidated Damages

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh recently set aside a Trial Court's order that had earlier quashed thirteen arbitral awards against Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) and its subcontractors. On 31st December 2025, the Division Bench comprising of Justices R. Raghunandan Rao and T.C.D. Sekhar, upholding the arbitral awards, stated that an arbitrator has the jurisdiction to modulate...

Income Tax | Delay in Filing Form 10-B Due To COVID Cannot Deny S.11 Exemption: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that the exemption under Section 11 of the Income Tax Act cannot be denied merely on account of delay in filing the Form 10-B Audit Report when such delay was caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Justices Battu Devanand and A. Hari Haranadha Sarma observed that the assessee is a religious and charitable society and has to comply with the instructions...