Amendment To Correct Party Name, Property Value In Partition Suit Permissible After Trial Starts If Nature Of Suit Unchanged: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that an amendment application seeking to correct the plaintiff's name and the extent of a property in a partition suit cannot be refused merely because it is sought after commencement of trial, so long as it does not change the nature of the suit or prejudice the opposite party.In doing so, the Court allowed a revision petition challenging the dismissal...

Family Courts Can't Accept Examination-In-Chief Evidence Via Affidavit In Maintenance Case, Violates S.126(2) CrPC Mandate: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court held that Family Courts cannot examination-in-chief evidence in the form of affidavit in maintenance proceedings under Section 125 CrPC (Section 144 BNSS), as such procedure is contrary to mandatory requirement under S.126(2) CrPC which requires presence of person from whom maintenance is sought. In doing so, the Court set aside a Family Court order awarding...

Censure Validly Bars Promotion For One Year, But Only If The Penalty Is Sustainable: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a government servant awarded the minor penalty of censure can be denied promotion for one year under G.O.Ms.No.53, as the Government Order has the force of law and validly supplements the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 140]However, the Court clarified that where the punishment itself...

'At Best Deficiency In Service': AP High Court Quashes Cheating FIR Over Supply Of Inferior Quality Oxygen Plant During Covid-19 Pandemic

The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed cheating FIR against the Chief Executive Officer of a company accused of supplying inferior and substandard quality of oxygen plant during the COVID-19 pandemic, holding that the allegation at best amounts to deficiency in service and would not attract criminal offences. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 139]Before Justice K. Sreenivasa Reddy was a petition filed by...

LiveLaw Andhra Pradesh High Court Weekly Round-Up: July 13 - July 19, 2026

Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 121 - 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 130Nominal IndexBuddiga Dhana Lakshmi v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others, 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 121Duvvuru Nithya Reddy v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 122Uddagiri Srirama Murthy & Anr. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors., 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 123M/s. Larsen and Toubro Limited v. Union of India & Others,...

Contempt Plea Must Be Filed Within 1-Year Of Alleged Violation; Party Can't Claim 'Continuing Wrong' To Circumvent Limitation: AP High Court

Holding that a contempt petition must ordinarily be filed within one year from the date of the alleged contempt, the Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a contempt case as barred by limitation, rejecting the petitioner's plea that the non-compliance of the earlier court order constituted a continuing wrong. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 138]The Court observed that where a court order prescribes a...

Registered Gift Deed Can't Be Unilaterally Revoked Before Sub-Registrar Without Approaching Civil Court: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a registered gift deed, once accepted by the donee, cannot be unilaterally revoked by the donor through a revocation deed executed before the Sub-Registrar, and that such revocation deeds are void unless the gift is first set aside by a competent civil court. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 137]In doing so, the court held that there is no presumption that...

AP High Court Quashes FIR Against Hotel Employee In ₹50.93 Lakh Misappropriation Case, Finds No Prima Case Or Specific Role

The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed criminal proceedings against a hotel employee accused in a Rs. 50.93 lakh misappropriation case, holding that in the absence of any specific allegation or prima facie material connecting him with the alleged offences making him face trial would amount to an abuse of the process of law. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 136]Section 408 IPC deals with criminal breach of trust by a clerk or servant entrusted with property, while Section 120B IPC punishes criminal...

Fresh DNA Test Can't Be Denied Over Earlier Report Being Unchallenged, Child's Right To Recognition Of Paternity Prevails: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a fresh DNA test may be directed in exceptional circumstances where a child's right to maintenance and determination of paternity is directly in issue, notwithstanding an earlier DNA report obtained during criminal proceedings. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 135]In doing so, the Court allowed a mother and her minor daughter's plea seeking a fresh DNA...

Motor Accident Appeal Can Be Withdrawn; Claimants Can't Seek Enhancement Of Compensation Without Cross-Appeal: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that while an appellant is ordinarily entitled to unconditionally withdraw an appeal under the CPC in a motor accident case, respondent party cannot insist that the appellate court decide the matter on merits in the absence of a cross-appeal or cross-objections. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 134]At the same time, the Court held that where the appeal compelled...

Can't Challenge Notices Issued To Predecessor After Litigating For Decades: AP High Court Dismisses McDowell's Appeal With ₹50K Cost

The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a batch of five writ appeals, holding that a company which had litigated the same land dispute for decades without questioning the validity of statutory notices could not, after suffering adverse decisions, seek to reopen the matter by contending that the notices had been issued to its predecessor company following amalgamation. [2026 LiveLaw...

Party Can't Be Granted Interim Relief Merely Because Opposing Counsel Failed To Answer Court's Query: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a party cannot succeed on the weakness of the opposite party's case and must stand on the strength of its own case, observing that interim relief cannot be granted merely because the opposite party's counsel failed to answer a legal query posed by the Court. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 132]Accordingly, it set aside a Single Judge's interim order in a...