Legislative Council Chairman Can't Delay Decision On MLC's Resignation Indefinitely: Andhra Pradesh High Court

In a significant ruling, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has clarified that the Chairman of the State Legislative Council is not insulated with any constitutional immunity nor vested with absolute discretion to indefinitely sit on a resignation submitted by a Member, and its role is limited to determining, within a “reasonable time”, whether such resignation was tendered voluntarily.The...

Raising Superannuation Age Is Policy Matter: AP High Court Rejects State Housing Corporation Employees' Plea Seeking Retirement At 62

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a batch of petitions filed by employees of Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation (Respondent-Corporation) seeking enhancement of the age of superannuation from 60 to 62 years in terms of a Government Order of 2022.The 2022 GO had brought an amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Act, 1984 enhancing...

'Right Or Wrong, Court Order Must Be Obeyed': AP High Court Holds Transport Officials Guilty Of Contempt For Not Releasing Seized Vehicle

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that rightness or wrongness of an order cannot be gone into in contempt proceedings. The court further held that if the impugned order is contrary to law, then the contemnor is at liberty to challenge the order by way of a review or appeal.“Rightness or wrongness of the order cannot be urged in contempt proceedings. Right or wrong the order has to...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Sets Annual Schedule For LLB Admissions To Curb Delays

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State authorities to streamline the admission for law courses from 2026, noting that delay in the process has an adverse effect on academic curriculum of candidates.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Challa Gunaranjan passed the order in a PIL filed by Thandava Yogesh.It was the petitioner's case that there...

Contracting Second Marriage During Subsistence Of First Constitutes Grave Misconduct Justifying Compulsory Retirement: Andhra Pradesh High Court

A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice Battu Devanand and Justice A. Hari Haranadha Sarma held that contracting a second marriage during the subsistence of the first marriage constitutes grave misconduct under Rule 21 of the CCS (Conduct) Rules and Rule 18(b) of the CISF Rules, justifying penalties such as compulsory retirement for members of...

Rowdy Sheet Not Sustainable Where Alleged Crimes Don't Disturb Public Peace & Tranquility: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reiterated that a rowdy sheet cannot be opened mechanically and the Police has to examine, with due care, whether the crime registered against an accused comes within the purview of disturbing peace and tranquility.A Single Judge Bench of Dr. Justice Vankata Jyothirmai Pratapa explained,“…rowdy sheet cannot be opened mechanically and not in a casual...

'People Love Their Land Like Their Mother', State Must Fulfill Promise Of Rehabilitation, Employment After Acquisition: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has observed that in our society, land is loved like mothers, and the acquisition of land by the Government for public purposes upon an executive promise of compassionate employment to displaced persons or their family members makes the Government duty-bound to fulfil the same within reasonable time and without raising technicalities on flimsy grounds.A...

Land Assigned To Serving Soldiers Is Valid, Bureaucracy Cannot Defeat Gratitude: AP High Court Sets Aside Collector's Refusal To Permit Sale

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed an appeal of an ex-serviceman, who sought to sell land assigned to him under the ex-servicemen quota but was denied by the District Collector (DC) on the ground that the allotment was made while the appellant was serving in the Indian Army and was thus purportedly irregular.Referring to a 2022 Circular of the Chief Commissioner of Land...

De-recognition Of Association On Account Of Non-Renewal Not Ground To Disregard Achievement Of Participants: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a plea of a MBBS candidate— who was placed lower in the priority list (at No.91) for admission to the course for the 2025-26 session, and had approached the Court asserting that she ought to have been placed higher on the list (at No.53) on account of her participation in the Senior National Fencing Championship, 2024-25.The Sports Authority of...

'Vindictive': AP High Court Raps State For Withholding Occupancy Certificate Of YSRCP Party Office

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has strongly criticised the State authorities (respondents) for denying occupancy certificate for a building constructed for use as party office by the petitioners, who were members of YSRCP, despite the building being fit for occupation.Noting that State authorities are duty-bound to issue occupancy certificate for the building once it is fit for...

AP High Court Raps State For Devising 'Innovative Methods' To Take Over Private Property Without Due Process; Protects Citizen

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has condemned the State authorities (respondents) for concocting “innovative ways” of acquiring the property of one Raja Reddy (petitioner), despite the Court earlier directing the authorities to not dispossess the petitioner without following due process of law.On 06.10.2025, the petitioner was issued a notice which stated that he had encroached on the...

Plaintiffs Cannot Reserve Rebuttal Evidence Under Order 18 Rule 3 CPC When Entire Burden Of Proof Is On Them: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld a Trial Court order, which dismissed a petition filed under Order 18 Rule 3 of CPC seeking permission for the plaintiffs to reserve their right to adduce rebuttal evidence after the defendants concluded their evidence in a partition suit involving a registered partition deed of 2002, which also stood challenged by the plaintiffs in the original...