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AP High Court Upholds Police Officers Pay Reduction For Concealing Misfire, Says Negligence In Duty Cant Be Condoned

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the punishment imposed on an Andhra Pradesh Special Police (APSP) Reserve Inspector for failing to report an accidental firing incident involving a constable. The punishment involved reduction of pay by one stage for one year, with cumulative effect on future increments and pension.The disciplinary charge alleged a violation of Rule 3 of the Andhra...

Judgments Debtors Who Evade Notice, Fail To Show Reasons For Delay In Challenging Orders Cant Prolong Execution Proceedings: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that judgment debtors who intentionally evade court notices and fail to show sufficient cause for condoning delays in seeking to set aside ex parte orders cannot be permitted to prolong execution proceedings. The Court observed that the judgment debtors' applications seeking condonation of delay in challenging the ex parte orders appeared to have been...

Even Small-Scale Land Acquisition Must Follow Due Procedure, Right To Property Cant Be Deprived Except As Per Law: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the right to property under Article 300-A of the Constitution cannot be disregarded merely because a small portion of land is being acquired. It observed that deprivation of property must not only be authorised by law but must also follow the procedure established by law, even where the acquisition serves a larger public interest.The Court...

Operation Of Model Code Of Conduct For Local Body Elections Cant Impede Implementation Of Promotion: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that orders of constitutional courts bind the executive even during the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for elections. It observed that the Model Code of Conduct cannot prevent the implementation of a promotion granted pursuant to a direction issued by the High Court.The case arose from a petition challenging an Executive Engineer's refusal to implement...

Red Sanders Smuggling: AP High Court Upholds Preventive Detention, Says Delay In Deciding Detenus Representation Satisfactorily Explained

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the 12-month preventive detention of a man accused of involvement in multiple cases of smuggling red sandalwood, holding that a satisfactorily explained delay in deciding a representation against preventive detention does not vitiate the detention order. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 258]In examining the delay, the Court found that the authorities had...

AP High Court Sets Aside Order Allowing Wife To Reopen Ex-Parte Divorce After Husband Remarried; Cites 680-Day Delay

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed an order setting aside ex-parte divorce decree which was challenged by the wife after 680-day delay, noting that the trial court failed to assign reasons for condoning delay and did not consider the consequences of the husband's subsequent remarriage. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 257]In this context, Section 15 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, deals with the...

Juvenile Justice Boards Must Pass Specific Orders For Sending Children To Observation Homes If Bail Is Denied: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed Juvenile Justice Boards in State to ensure that children in conflict with law are placed in observation home or a safe place during the pendency of enquiry in instances where bail is not granted to such children. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 256]It issued the directions while dismissing a habeas corpus petition filed by the paternal aunt of three children,...

Burden To Prove Caste Lies On Claimant; False Caste Certificates Can Lead To Withdrawal Of Benefits: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that the burden of proving a caste claim lies on the claimant under the Andhra Pradesh (Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Backward Classes) Regulation of Issue of Community Certificates Act, 1993. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 255]A Division Bench of Justice D. Ramesh and Justice Alapati Giridhar further observed that benefits secured through false...

Fabricating Sale Agreements, Selling Disputed Property In Breach Of Undertaking Amounts To Perjury, Fraudulent Concealment: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that fabricating sale agreements to defeat contractual rights and transferring disputed property in breach of a court undertaking can attract prosecution under Sections 193 and 206 IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 254]Section 193 IPC provides for punishment for giving or fabricating false evidence. Section 191 is the provision pertaining to giving false evidence...