AP High Court Quashes ₹5 Crore Demand Against PSU, Says Dispute Over Meter Recording Must Be Referred To Electricity Inspector

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that disputes regarding the correctness of a meter's recording must be referred to the Chief Electrical Inspector to Government (CEIG) under Section 26(6) of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 106]In doing so, the Court quashed a Rs. 5.27 crore back-billing demand raised by the Eastern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Issues Notice On YSR Congress Party's Plea Against Blocking Of Facebook Page In India

The Andhra Pradesh High Court issued notice on YSR Congress Party's plea against blocking of its Facebook page in India, allegedly after a notice was sent by the Central Government to the social media intermediary seeking restriction of access to the page in the country. The plea seeks a direction to Facebook to forthwith furnish to the Petitioner copies of notices, orders, or communications received from Government authority.A division bench of Chief Justice Lisa Gill and Justice R...

AP High Court Upholds Daughters' Share In Ancestral Property, Rejects Brother's Challenge To Their Legitimacy

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the right of six daughters born from a second marriage to claim equal shares in ancestral family property, while dismissing a second appeal filed by their half-brother who had disputed both their legitimacy and entitlement to partition. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 105]Justice V. Gopala Krishna Rao was hearing a second appeal against a judgment that had reversed...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Raps Authorities For 'Arm-Twisting' Ex-Serviceman, Orders Removal Of Land From Prohibited List

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has pulled up revenue authorities for adopting an "arm twisting method" to deny and delay relief to an 80-year-old ex-serviceman, while directing them to remove his land from the prohibited properties list and grant consequential reliefs within two months. [Citation: 2026 LiveLaw (AP) 104]Justice B. Krishna Mohan observed:"It is a classic case of adopting...

Mere Pendency Of Criminal Case No Bar For Renewal Of Passport: AP High Court

Directing the directed passport authorities to consider a teenager's passport application–booked in a criminal case where cognizance had not been taken, the Andhra Pradesh High Court said that mere pendency of a criminal case is not a bar for renewing the passport. The petitioner-16-year-old boy, made an application before regional passport officer for the issuance of a passport. A...

Parties Can Engage Private Expert In Commercial Suits But Admissibility Of Expert Report Subject To Proof At Trial: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that parties in civil and commercial disputes may rely on reports prepared by privately engaged experts, however the admissibility and evidentiary value of such reports would be tested during trial.A Division Bench of Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari and Justice Balaji Medamalli dismissed a civil revision petition filed by ISGEC Heavy Engineering Limited, which...

AP High Court Quashes Atrocity FIR, Says Private Monetary Dispute Can't Be Camouflaged As Caste‑Based Offences In Absence Of Ingredients

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against a man accused of caste-based abuse under the SC/ST Act and insulting a woman's modesty, holding that the allegations did not disclose the essential ingredients of the offences alleged. The Court noted that the complaint did not allege that the purported caste-based insults were made "within public view" as required under...

AP High Court Refuses To Interfere With Proposed Construction Of Public Toilet On Municipal Land, Directs Maintenance Of Hygiene

The Andhra Pradesh High Court declined to interfere with the proposed construction of a public toilet on Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation's land (GVMC) located adjacent to the petitioners residential property who had objected on the ground of apprehended loss of hygiene and utility. The court however asked the agency managing the toilets and the authorities to ensure that toilets...

'No One Has Right To Obstruct Public-Way: AP High Court Directs Adoni Municipality To Remove Encroachments From Layout Road In 5 Weeks

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed municipal authorities to remove encroachments from a 33-foot-wide layout road in Adoni after issuing show cause notices to the encroachers, holding that no person has a right to obstruct a public way and that private interests must yield to public interest.Justice Gannamaneni Ramakrishna Prasad while presiding over the case directed the...

AP High Court Remands Plea Seeking Enforcement Of Circular Barring Foreign-Returned Priests From Performing Temple Duties

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside an order directing authorities to implement a 2010 Endowments Department circular barring archakas (priests) who had travelled abroad from performing Archakatwam in the Garbhalayam (sanctum sanctorum) of Sringeri Sharada Peetham. The court held that material facts and pending proceedings challenging the validity of the circular itself were not...

'Approached Court With Unclean Hands': AP High Court Rejects Review Plea After Finding Bidders Obtained Interim Orders By Suppressing Facts

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a review petition filed by bidders in an agricultural market auction, holding that they had suppressed material facts and obtained interim orders despite being aware that the auction process had been completed and agreements executed with successful bidders. The Court found the review petition to be not maintainable and an abuse of process of...

Single Mother Can Apply For Child's Passport Without Father's Consent If Prescribed Declarations Are Filed: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a single mother is entitled to apply for a passport for her minor child without the consent or signature of the father, provided the prescribed declarations under the Passport Rules are furnished.Under the Passport Rules, 1980, particularly Column 16 of the Guidelines for filling up passport application forms and Clause 4.8 of the...