A fire broke out in the Andhra Pradesh high court building in the wee hours of Monday. According to sources, the fire started around 4 am on the second floor of the building, which houses a library and lockers of the advocates.
With TDP and YSRCP trying to score political points, the sacred laddu may well create a storm in days to come.
Amaravati is the present capital of Andhra Pradesh.
The Andhra Pradesh high court on Thursday dismissed the regular bail petition of YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in connection with an alleged disproportionate assets case involving him. The AP high court had on December 24 dismissed the statutory bail plea of Jagan.
Since Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh on June 2, 2014, the high court in Hyderabad was functioning as the common high court for the two states.
The idea of three capitals has not been abandoned, even as the state lurches from financial crisis to crisis.
Rediff.com highlights the provisions of the controversial Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill, which was introduced by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde in Lok Sabha on Thursday amidst pandemonium.
10 judges, who were part of the common high court, will now be the judges of the Telangana high court, the order said.
Outgoing Chief Justice of India BR Gavai defends the Supreme Court's verdict on governors' powers, emphasizing the principle of separation of powers and judicial independence.
Sunil Gavaskar approached the high court, seeking to prevent the unauthorised use of his name, images, persona and likeness by social media platforms and e-commerce websites, and to protect his personality rights.
Twelve years after the Board of Control for Cricket in India imposed a life ban on Mohammad Azharduddin from playing cricket, following his alleged involvement in the match-fixing episode, the Andhra Pradesh high court, on Thursday, set aside the cricket body's decision.
The Supreme Court Collegium headed by Chief Justice of India N V Ramana has recommended to the Centre 15 names of judicial officers and advocates for appointment as judges in the high courts of Delhi, Patna, and Andhra Pradesh.
Telangana is all set to become India's 29th state after the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday evening amid uproar.
Chief Justice of AP High Court G S Singhvi administered the oath of office to the new governor at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan.
The BJP protesters, carrying placards and raising slogans, slammed the Congress and its leader, Rahul Gandhi, calling them "traitors" for allegedly tarnishing the nation's image.
A profile of B Sudershan Reddy, former Supreme Court judge and Opposition's vice presidential candidate, highlighting his career, judgments, and contributions to constitutional law.
Former Supreme Court judge B Sudhershan Reddy is the joint candidate of the Opposition parties for the Vice-Presidential polls, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge announced.
Even as the high court's decision to quash reservation for backward groups of Muslims in Andhra Pradesh has left the Muslim community fuming, and about 30,000 students who benefited from the quota were worried about the future, the state government has reassured the community that it will do every thing possible to get a reprieve from the Supreme Court.
'His willingness to take the initiative to fight for truth and justice and his willingness to cross swords with anyone for a just cause.'
A seven member bench of Andhra Pradesh High Court is expected to deliver its final judgment on the issue of reservations to Muslims in educational institutions in the state, on Monday.
The Supreme Court has ruled that motor vehicle tax is not applicable if a vehicle is not used or kept for use in a 'public place'. The ruling came on an appeal challenging a judgement of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.
'Tax cases are technical in nature... Many high courts do not have a tax bench, which also contributes to the delay.'
The Supreme Court's opinion on the presidential reference can impact on any number of cases if and when governors, if not the President, take a literary view of the Supreme Court's 'ppinion' on their 'discretionary powers' without reference to the rider on 'reasonable time', points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
The Supreme Court has directed all states and Union Territories to report on the implementation of guidelines for addressing mental health issues and suicide among students in educational institutions. The Centre has also been asked to file a compliance affidavit.
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday stayed a provisional order of Enforcement Directorate attaching Rs 822 crore (Rs 8.22 billion) deposit belonging to Mahindra Satyam in a money laundering case involving former Satyam Chairman B Ramalinga Raju and others.
YSR Congress chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Thursday moved the Andhra Pradesh high court seeking bail. The court is likely to hear the application on Friday.
YSR Congress chief Jaganmohan Reddy's legal team, which is completing the formalities following his bail order, will move the high court seeking relaxation of one condition.
Jailed YSR Congress leader Y S Jaganmohan Reddy on Friday moved the Andhra Pradesh high court seeking bail in connection with an alleged case of disproportionate assets involving him.
The appeal is filed by former captain Mohammed Azharuddin against a lower court verdict upholding his disqualification from Test cricket.\n\n
A division bench, comprising Chief Justice G S Singhvi and Justice V Eshwaraiah also directed the district judge, Khammam, to go to the spot and submit a fact-based report within two days.
'If the parliamentary committee's report does not find substantiated charges, the process ends.'
The YSR government had allotted Waqf land worth Rs 32,000 crore to Lanco group and other companies ignoring the protest by the Waqf Board and other Muslim organisations. Mohammed Siddique reports
P Mithun Reddy was detained by the immigration officers at the Chennai airport after he returned from Bangkok around 1 am.
The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from farmers and their associations, and the Centre to a plea by the Andhra Pradesh government challenging the high court decision which said the state legislature "lacked competence" to make any law for shifting, bifurcating or trifurcating the capital.
They said a 'mock poll' would be conducted in the Central Hall of the Samvidhan Sadan at around 2:30 PM on Monday after the briefing on the procedure to vote in the vice presidential polls.
"Let the religious people deal with it," the Supreme Court said on Friday while refusing to entertain a plea against an Andhra Pradesh high court order holding that the state of Andhra Pradesh had no authority under law to appoint an executive officer to the Ahobilam mutt temple.
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