Can Govt Increase Film Ticket Prices? Andhra Pradesh High Court To Consider In Plea Filed Over Prabhas Starrer 'Kalki'

The Andhra Pradesh High Court is set to consider whether the State government has powers to hike the ticket prices of any film.The question sprouted in a PIL challenging Andhra government's decision to increase the 'rate of admission' for film 'Kalki 2898 AD', which hit the theatres on June 27.The plea challenges a clause in GO dated March 7 issued in exercise of powers under the Andhra...

Andhra Pradesh HC Calls For State's Report On Implementation Of Electronic Monitoring Technology For Road Safety, Directs Strict Adherence To MV Act

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the State Authorities to ensure that safety mandates laid down in the Motor Vehicle Act under Rule 167A of the Central Motor Vehicles (Seventeenth Amendment) Rules, 2021 (for short, “the Rules”) are strictly followed within the State. The Court held:“The issues highlighted in the present petition are indeed of wide public importance and need to...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Temporarily Stays Demolition Notices Issued Against Ten YSRCP Party Offices Across State

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has stayed the demolition notice issued to 10 YSRCP Party Offices across the State. On 24th June, the Municipal Corporations of the Kadapa, Guntur, Rajeshwari Nagar, Nellore, Rajamahendravaram, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Anantapur and Kurnool Districts issued demolition notices on the semi-constructed YSRCP party offices.Following this, on 26th June, a series...

YSRCP Moves Andhra Pradesh High Court Alleging 'Targeted Demolition' Of Party Office After Govt Change, Status Quo Ordered

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has ordered status quo on the demolition proceedings initiated against YSRCP Party office in Srikakulam District, soon after a shift in the State's political regime.Justice B. Krishna Mohan asked the government pleader to obtain instructions by tomorrow, and ordered status quo till then. The plea was heard after an urgent lunch motion was moved by the...

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: 17 June - 24 June, 2024

Nominal IndexChandrakanth Siddharth Kamble vs. State of TS 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 99THE STATE OF A.P. vs SYED JAHANGIR AND 8 OTHERS 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 100Kothapally Mahesh A6 vs. State of Telangana 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 101 X v. X 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 102Sri Sai Krishna Constructions vs Harvins Constructions Plimited 2024 LiveLaw (TS)103National Small Industries Corporation vs Brahma Teja Paper Products...

Belated Deposit Of TDS, Andhra Pradesh High Court Quashes Prosecution Against Assessee

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed the prosecution proceedings launched against the assessee for belatedly depositing tax deducted at source (TDS).The bench of Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa has observed that CIT conveniently ignored the material placed by the assessee to establish that there was a reasonable cause for their failure to remit the amount within a stipulated time....

Court Can Exercise Inherent Jurisdiction For Welfare Of Animals: AP High Court Directs Listing Of Habeas Corpus Plea Challenging 'Illegal Detention' Of Bovine Animals

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed its Registry to list a plea which was filed challenging the illegal detention of 195 Bovine Animals and praying for their production.The matter was listed before the Division Bench of Justice U Durga Prasad and Justice Sumathi Jagadam, to hear the office objections raised regarding the maintainability of the Habeas Corpus petition filed to produce...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking To 'Protect Citizens From Stray Dog Attacks' By Banning People From Feeding Them Without Approval

A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Andhra Pradesh High Court, to protect the citizens from “attacks of stray dogs.”The plea was filed by Parvatheneni Hari Krishna who prayed to immediately ban feeding stray dogs without any prior approval, start a portal / live Dashboard accessible to the public at all times to lodge information regarding stray dog attacks that are...

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: June 10 – June 16, 2024

Nominal Index:Lakavath Roja vs. The Telangana Public Service Commission & Ors. 2024 Livelaw (TS) 92Ayodhya Rami Reddy Alla Versus Principal Commissioner of Income-tax Central 2024 Livelaw (TS) 93Chatari Dashrath vs State of Telangana 2024 Livelaw (TS) 94Fareedunnisa Huma vs. UoI 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 95Cherukuri Ramakrishna vs Sandhya Hotels Private Limited 2024 LiveLaw (TS) 96N. Pravallika vs...

High Court Lacks Jurisdiction To Entertain Applications Under Section 29A For Extension Of Arbitrator's Mandate: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court bench of has held the High Court, not being a Court within the meaning of the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, has no jurisdiction to entertain an application under Section 29A. Section 29A(4) of the Arbitration Act states that if the award is not made within the period specified of six months or the extended period of parties' mutual consent, any...

Citizens' Data Leak Ought To Be Probed, RTGS Rightly Withheld 1.4 Crores Payable To Software Company: Andhra Pradesh High Court

In a matter related to the citizens' data leak in 2019, the Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside its single-judge bench order sanctioning the release of the withheld amount from Real Time Governance System (RTGS) to the software company named 'Code Tree'. The State had alleged that Code Tree was behind the information breach since it was the exclusive contractor of the RTGS...

PIL Filed In Andhra Pradesh High Court Against Alleged Violence Targeting YSRCP Supporters Amid Govt Transition

A public interest litigation has been filed in the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking directions to curb heightened violence against the supporters and sympathizers of YSR Congress Party, amid the government transition to Chandrababu Naidu led Telugu Desam Party.The petition filed by MP Yerram Vankata Subbareddy alleges the State functionaries have displayed "clear laxity" to prevent the...