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State Cant Permit Unilateral Cancellation Of Registered Gift Deed By Donor Contrary To Transfer Of Property Act: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that that a donor cannot cancel a registered gift/settlement deed at will once the property has been transferred to the donee. Such unilateral cancellation cannot be registered without the bilateral consent of the parties or a decree from a competent Civil Court. Rejecting the registering authority's defence that Rule 26(i)(k)(i) of the A.P....

Tender Conditions Based On Procurement Needs Cant Be Challenged By Suppliers Unable To Meet Them: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court upheld State Government's order introducing centralized system for procuring dietary items and non-perishable goods for Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs), holding that the procurement policy cannot be faulted because some suppliers were unable to satisfy prescribed eligibility conditions.In doing so, the Court observed that the new procurement policy...

CA Students Future Earning Potential Must Be Considered While Determining Motor Accident Compensation: AP High Court Triples Award

The Andhra Pradesh High Court enhanced the accident compensation awarded over the death of a 23-year-old Chartered Accountancy student to Rs. 25.38 lakh, holding that the Motor Accident Tribunal failed to adequately consider his educational qualifications and “bright future” while assessing his earning potential.Dismissing an appeal filed by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport...

Motor Accident Compensation Can Exceed Amount Claimed If Evidence Justifies Higher Award: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal must award the “just compensation” established by the evidence and cannot restrict it merely because the claim petition sought a lower amount. Section 168 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 empowers the Claims Tribunal to determine and award the amount of compensation which appears to it to be “just” in respect...

Tyre Burst Cant Absolve Vehicle Owner Of Accident Liability In Absence Of Reasonable Care: AP High Court Grants ₹18 Lakh Compensation

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's finding of negligence in a fatal tyre-burst accident, holding the vehicle owner vicariously liable for the driver's negligent act. In reaching this conclusion, the Court noted that a tyre burst or mechanical defect, by itself, could not absolve the vehicle owner of liability, particularly when there was no evidence...

Debtors Property Transfers Intended To Defeat Or Delay Creditors Amounted To Act Of Insolvency: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a debtor committed an act of insolvency under the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920, by transferring properties to his relatives through three sale deeds with an intention to defeat or delay his creditors."Thus, the findings recorded by the learned Judge are contrary to law. A plain reading of the unrebutted averments and the material placed on...

AP High Court Permits Amendment Of Written Statement In Matrimonial Case After Trial Begins, Says Courts Should Not Be Hypertechnical

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a husband to amend his counter in proceedings under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, to correct inadvertent typographical mistakes.On a contextual reading of the pleading, the Court found that the disputed references were typographical errors. It held that courts should not adopt a “hyper technical approach” where such corrections...

Harassment Allegations Against Husbands Close Relatives Living Separately Or In Another City Need Greater Scrutiny: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that allegations of harassment against the husband's close relatives require careful scrutiny when they live in different cities and rarely or never visit the complainant's residence. Such allegations, the Court said, have an “entirely different complexion” and must be examined with “great care and circumspection”. The Court made the...

Cruelty FIR Can Be Quashed Where Parties Have Genuinely, Amicably Settled Differences: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed a cruelty FIR lodged by a wife against her husband and his relatives after the parties entered into a settlement of the matrimonial dispute, holding that cases where parties have genuinely, amicably settled their differences and where conviction possibility is remote can be quashed. The Court observed that continuing criminal proceedings in such...

AP High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husbands NRI Relatives For Lack Of S.188 CrPC Sanction

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against an NRI brother-in-law and sister-in-law of a woman for alleged cruelty, criminal intimidation and dowry offences arising from alleged incidents in the United States and India. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 231]The allegations against the petitioners were two-fold. One set related to their alleged conduct during the complainant's stay...