Income Not Specifically Denied During Maintenance Suit Can't Be Disputed After Order Of Maintenance Is Passed: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that in a suit for maintenance, when a husband does not specifically deny his alleged income at an initial stage, he cannot at a belated stage raise a plea that the maintenance order was passed without considering the Statement of assets and liabilities of both parties."As rightly contended, the petitioner herein in his counter did not specifically deny...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Reserves Order In Plea Against Release Of 'Rajdhani Files' Over Alleged Defamation Of CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has reserved its verdict on a petition filed by YSR Congress Party challenging the censor certificate issued by the Central Board of Film Certification to film 'Rajdhani Files'.As per the petition, the film is defamatory in nature and aims at diluting the reputation of the Party and its President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the serving Chief Minister of Andhra...

Andhra Pradesh High Court Grants Bail To Accused Who Allegedly 'Stabbed' CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy At Vizag Airport In 2018

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted bail to J. Srinivasa Rao, accused of allegedly stabbing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S Jagan Mohan Reddy in 2018 in the VIP lounge of Vishakapatnam Airport.The Court held that merely using a weapon, and committing an act of violence would not inadvertently amount to an offense under section 3A (offense at airport) of the Suppression of Unlawful...

Controller Of Legal Metrology Can Restrict Licenses To One City; Andhra Pradesh High Court

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh bench comprising Justice Venkateswarlu Nimmagadda interpreted Section 23(2) of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009 and Section 11(7) of the Andhra Pradesh Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules, 2011. The High Court held that a conjoint reading of both provisions empowered the Controller of the Legal Metrology Department to issue the license to manufacturers,...

AP High Court Declines To Stay Land Tilling Act Citing Challenge To Constitutional Validity, Asks Parties To Approach Court If Implementation Attempted

The Andhra Pradesh High Court refused to stay the AP Land Titling Act, 2023 holding that an Act cannot be stayed when its constitutional validity is in question. However, it permitted the petitioners to approach the Court if steps are taken towards implementing the same.The All-India Lawyers Union, who filed a batch of writs challenging the constitutional validity of the AP Land Titling Act,...

[S.100 CrPC] Can't Be Permitted To Contradict Initial Position To Create 'Substantial Question Of Law': Andhra Pradesh HC Dismisses Second Appeal

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed a second appeal filed holding that the parties cannot blow 'hot and cold' and cannot be permitted to 'approbate or reprobate' at the same time. The order was passed by Justice B.V.L.N Chakravarthi in a second appeal filed by the defendants in a suit for partition by taking a contradictory stand to their initial stand and trying to create...

After Kurnool Resident Moves High Court, Andhra Pradesh Govt Sanctions Budget For Repairing Road To Pilgrim Village

The Andhra Pradesh State Roads and Buildings Department has informed the High Court that an amount of Rs.32 crores has been sanctioned by way of a Government Order for carrying out repair works on the road that connects Kurnool to a pilgrim village, Mantralayam. The Government Order was issued resultant of a public interest litigation that brought before the court the hardships faced by...

[S. 321 CrPC] Public Prosecutor Entitled To Take Independent Decision On Whether Prosecution Should Be Withdrawn Or Not: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has passed orders iterating that although a public prosecutor is entitled to move an application under Section 321 of CrPC for withdrawal of prosecution, an independent decision must be made as to whether the prosecution of an accused is to be withdrawn or not.The interim order was passed by a Division Bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice...

'Living In Primitive Times': Andhra Pradesh High Court Expresses Displeasure At Unavailability Of Satisfactory Medical Facilities For Tribal People

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has impleaded the Secretary of Panchayat Raj & Rural Development, Union of India, and Secretary of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for better adjudication of a Public Interest Litigation filed seeking the setting up of Primary Health Centers with good infrastructure for tribals in four districts of Andhra Pradesh. The order was passed by the...

Andhra Pradesh HC Issues Notice On Contempt Plea Challenging Authorities' Inaction In Revising Remuneration For Employees Of National AIDS Control Org

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued notice to the Union Secretary, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Special Secretary, and Director General National AIDS Control Organisation, in contempt proceedings initiated by the AP State Control Employees Union.“"Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned counsel for the...

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: 22 -28 January, 2024

Nominal IndexMd. Mahboob Ali vs. State of Telangana 2024 LiveLaw (AP) 6G. Srinivas, Dist Adilabad vs. M.D. Singareni Collieries Co. Ltd. 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 14Siddi Neelam Goud v. State of Telangana 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 15Telugu Desham Party vs. Union Of India 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 16M/S. SNM Developers PVT Lmt V. Union of India & Ors. 2024 LiveLaw (Tel) 18Dr. D. Anvesh Kumar Reddy vs. Union...

12 Yrs Delay In Issuing Charge Memo, Disciplinary Authority More Focussed On Finding Of Guilt: AP High Court Grants Relief To Staff Nurse

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside disciplinary proceedings stretched over a period of 12 years against a staff nurse holding that none of the rules laid down under the AP Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rule 1991 were followed, and it seemed like the disciplinary authority had been more anxious to hold the accused guilty of the charges contrary to the facts...