Andhra Pradesh High Court
Fatal Accident Claims Under 1855 Act To Be Registered As Original Suits; Appeal Under S.96 CPC Maintainable Against Decree: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a decree passed in suit for accident compensation under Section 1A of Fatal Accidents Act is a decree within the meaning of Section 2(2) CPC and is thus appealable under Section 96 CPC.In doing so the court issued a slew of directions, ordering that Fatal Accident Original Petitions shall not be entertained and such matters will be registered...
AP High Court Modifies Preliminary Decree In Partition Suit, Grants Daughter Equal Share Under Amended Hindu Succession Act
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a daughter has equal share in the co-parcenary property as per amended Section 6 Hindu Succession Act and a preliminary decree in a partition suit can be modified to grant such right so long as final decree proceedings are pending and partition has not taken place by metes and bounds. For context, Section 6 post the 2005 amendment to the Act,...
Mentioning Grounds Of Arrest In Remand Report Without Service To Arrestee Not Valid Communication: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that merely mentioning grounds of arrest in the remand report, without serving it to arrestee before remand proceedings, does amount to valid communication of grounds of arrest. In doing so the court said that service of remand report to the arrestees containing the grounds of arrest is valid communication, even if notices under Sections 47(Person...
Video Conferencing Not Permissible At Reconciliation Stage In Matrimonial Disputes: Andhra Pradesh High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that Rules for Video Conferencing for Courts, 2023 are procedural in nature and cannot be construed to permit video conferencing even at the stage of reconciliation in matrimonial proceedings as it is against Supreme Court's judgment in Santhini Vs. Vijaya Venkatesh. The high court referred to Santhini judgment wherein it was held that only once a...
'No Advocate Deserves To Be Threatened': Young AP Bar Members Oppose High Court Advocates' Association Stand
Many young members of the Andhra Pradesh Bar have objected to the stand of High Court Advocates' Association, calling it truce over a Judge threatening a junior advocate with police custody.In a letter addressed to the Association's President, the young lawyers expressed “deep disappointment” over the Association's executive committee resolution claiming that the issue had been...
Re-Examination Is Right Of Parties, Doesn't Require Court's Permission Unless New Relevant Facts Are To Be Introduced: AP High Court
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held re-examination is a right of parties and does not require court's permission unless a new fact or issue which is relevant to the matter is required to be introduced.The petitioner being the complainant had filed a plea before trial court under Section 138 of N.I. Act against respondents 1 and 2. The examination-in-chief of PW.1 was held in 2012 and...
BCI Seeks Withdrawal Of Judicial Work, Transfer Of AP High Court Judge Who Threatened Young Advocate With Police Custody
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has written to the Chief Justice of India seeking urgent intervention over a recent episode where a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court ordered 24-hours police custody of an Advocate, for failing to produce an order copy during the proceedings.Though the order purportedly stands recalled, the BCI Chairman and Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra described...
NEET-UG 2026: AP High Court Denies Relief To Students Who Missed Application Deadline, Says No Interference On 'Humanitarian Grounds'
The Andhra Pradesh High Court dismissed a plea to reopen application portal for NEET-UG 2026 or permit submission of applications through an alternate mode, holding that timelines given in public notice and information bulletin must be strictly adhered to wherein intereference cannot be made on humanitaran grounds. The Court noted that the petitioners' applications were admittedly not...
AP High Court Judge Orders 24-Hour Police Custody Of Junior Advocate, Later Recalls Direction
In a viral video on social media, a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court was seen "calling the Police" to take custody of an Advocate who behaved "indolently".While the counsel was seen "begging for grace" with folded hands, Justice T Rajasekhar Rao orally rebuked the counsel stating,"Have I dismisses your writ petition? Only I've requested you to bring the order copy...Are you thinking...
Imposing Inter-Se Seniority Across Separate Feeder Categories In Fixed Roster Promotion System Is Arbitrary: AP HC
A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Justice R. Raghunandan Rao and Justice T.C.D. Sekhar held that imposing an additional condition of inter-se seniority across separate feeder categories on a fixed roster-point promotion system is arbitrary and discriminatory, as it can completely eliminate promotional chances for one feeder category. Background Facts...
SC Collegium Recommends 3 Judicial Officers For Appointment As Andhra Pradesh High Court Judges
The Supreme Court Collegium, in its meeting held on May 4, 2026, has approved the elevation of three judicial officers as Judges of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh.The officers cleared for appointment are:Smt. Sunitha GandhamShri Alapati GiridharShri Purushottam Kumar Chintalapudi @ Ch. Purushottama...