Even as it's First Information Report against YSR Congress Party president YS Jaganmohan Reddy and his father, late Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy in a corruption and disproportionate wealth case has plunged Andhra Pradesh in to a deep political crisis, the Central Bureau of Investigation has denied that it was acting under any political pressure.
The collegium said the Chief Justice of the Delhi high court, in consultation with his two senior-most colleagues, had on May 30 recommended the elevation of the judicial officers as judges of that high court.
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi, who faces charges of making "hate speech", on Monday moved the Andhra Pradesh high court seeking quashing of FIRs filed against him, even as the Bharatiya Janata Party accused the Andhra Pradesh government of going soft on him.
Creating a record, the CJI headed apex court collegium meetings led to appointment of 11 Supreme Court judges with nine of them, including three women, appointed in one go.
The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed a criminal complaint lodged against former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni for allegedly depicting himself as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover.
The Andhra Pradesh high court's verdict striking down the 4.5 per cent reservation quota of the central government for the minorities has evoked a strong reaction from the Muslim community.
The controversy has sparked reactions across states. The famous Mankameshwar temple in Uttar Pradesh has now banned offerings of 'prasad' bought by devotees from outside and said they can offer homemade 'prasad' or fruits.
The Justice Srikrishna Committee report has recommended in a "secret" supplementary note steps the Centre should take to keep the Telangana statehood issue under check in Andhra Pradesh.
The Central Bureau of Investigation has started the process of evaluating wealth of Y S Jaganmohan Reddy, son of former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, in the alleged disproportionate assets case against him.
A shocking revelation threatens to blow a hole into the Andhra Pradesh police version on the Chittoor 'encounter' that claimed 20 lives.
Even as the Andhra Pradesh high court ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to defreeze the bank accounts of beleaguered Kadapa Member of Parliament Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, he has written a letter to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to save him from a Congress-Telugu Desam Party-CBI 'conspiracy' to nail him for alleged irregularities.
YSR Congress Chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy has moved the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking direction to the state government and jail authorities to allow him to communicate his statements through media in view of the forthcoming by-elections on June 12.
SC for status quo on AP reservation for Muslims
Though seven opportunities have been granted to the states, it appears that full compliance has not been affected and several states are in default, it said.
The appointments were announced by new Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Twitter.
Jailed Naxal leader Kobad Ghandy, who was arrested for setting up a base of banned CPI-Maoist in the national capital, on Thursday sought bail from the Delhi high court on the ground that he has already been granted the relief by Andhra Pradesh high court in a case.
In a setback to YSR Congress President Jaganmohan Reddy, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay an Andhra Pradesh high court order for a preliminary Central Bureau of Investigation enquiry to ascertain if he owns assets disproportionate to his income.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Augustine George Masih, therefore, dismissed a plea of the Enforcement Directorate challenging a high court verdict that quashed the cognisance order of the agency's complaint (chargesheet) against two IAS officers.
Justice V V S Rao refused to stay the show-cause notice issued to Jayalalithaa by the mandal revenue officer of Qutubullahpur on January 24, 2007, and dismissed the writ petition on the ground that moving the court was premature.
A case has been registered against the Praja Rajyam party founder and actor Chiranjeevi for conducting road shows beyond 2200 hours at Narasaraopet town here, police said.
Political parties in AP blamed the state government for being hasty in its decision to grant reservations to Muslims.
G V Gupta from Karimangar district climbed the main gate of the high court and tried to douse himself with petrol, but was prevented by other protesting advocates. In the melee, the petrol sprinkled on at least four other advocates.
The Andhra Pradesh high court will give its verdict on Saturday on the Central Bureau of Investigation's petition seeking the custody of YSR Congress president Jagan Mohan Reddy. The court will also pass its judgement on a quash petition challenging Jagan's arrest on charges of corruption and other economic offences.
The Andhra Pradesh high court on Monday asked Telugu film actors Mohan Babu and Brahmanandam to return their Padma Shri awards for violation of rules accompanying them.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on Manipur high court judge Justice MV Muralidaran, saying despite being granted an opportunity he did not correct his judgment on grant of quota to the majority Meiteis in the strife-torn state.
In a major setback to the Praja Rajyam party of filmstar Chiranjeevi in Andhra Pradesh, the Election Commission of India has rejected its request for a common election symbol on the ground that the party has not contested even a single election so far.
The probe agency has challenged the high court decision contending that Raju, who was the Chairman of the company, may influence the witnesses majority of whom are his former employees.
The Union government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Andhra Pradesh high court order quashing the 4.5 per cent reservation for minorities within the 27 percent Other Backward Classes quota in central educational institutions such as IITs. The apex court will hear the government plea on Monday.
Dr Reddy has also cleared a proposal for a centre to provide training and guidance to meritorious minority youth both in civil services and other higher echelons.
Saibaba died at due to gall bladder infection and other complications.
The Special Branch of Hyderabad City Police and State Intelligence had submitted their preliminary reports to the government admitting that the police firing on May 18 was indiscriminate and unwarranted.
The Andhra Pradesh high court on Monday dismissed the bail petition of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in connection with the case of alleged disproportionate assets involving him.
The Delhi high court had expressed its inability to act against teenage husbands in runaway marriages
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday granted bail to B Rama Raju, former managing director and brother of B Ramalinga Raju (the disgraced founder of Satyam Computer), and three others accused in the over Rs 7,600-crore (Rs 76 billion) Satyam scam.
Questioning the government on giving 4.5 percent sub-quota for minorities on the basis of religion, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Andhra Pradesh high court order quashing the decision.
In a major blow to YSR Congress president and member of Lok Sabha YS Jaganmohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh high court on Wednesday ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct a thorough probe into his assets and the flow of investments to his companies. A division bench of the high court comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice Vilas Afzalpurkar issued the orders on public interest litigations alleging illegal amassing of wealth by Jaganmohan Reddy.
The court dismissed the petitions filed by Telugu Desam Party chief Naidu and Babu seeking to quash the FIR lodged against them with the Dharmabad police in Maharashtra's Nanded district.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni hasn't received any summons from a local court in Andhra Pradesh that he has been accused of ignoring, his lawyer Rajneesh Chopra said on Friday, insisting that the non-bailable warrant issued against India's cricket team captain is "erroneous".
