Andhra Pradesh High Court

Collegium Recalls Recommendation On Delhi High Court Judge's Transfer

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 30, 2017

The Supreme Court collegium has recalled its recommendation, made a year ago, to transfer a Delhi High Court judge to the Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court, a senior functionary aware of the development said.

Telugu Desam Party Lawmaker Moves Hyderabad High Court Against Flying Ban

Hyderabad News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 12, 2017

TDP MP from Andhra Pradesh JC Diwakar Reddy, who was banned by most of the domestic airlines from flying owing to his alleged unruly behaviour, on Tuesday filed a petition in the Hyderabad High Court, requesting it rule that the ban on him was illegal.

Justice Karnan, Sentenced To Jail, Asks For Recall Of Supreme Court Order

India News | Reported by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 12, 2017

Justice CS Karnan, who has not been seen for two days amid attempts to arrest him, is "not in hiding" but in Chennai, his lawyer said today in the Supreme Court. The 61-year-old Calcutta High Court judge has asked the top court to recall his six-month jail sentence for contempt. He has also challenged its constitutional validity.

Chandrababu Naidu Gets High Court Relief In Cash For Vote Case

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 9, 2016

In a relief to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, the Hyderabad High Court today dismissed a complaint filed by a YSR Congress lawmakers seeking investigation into his alleged role in the cash-for-vote case.

Lawmakers Move Plea To Remove Andhra Pradesh And Telangana Judge

India News | Written by Sunil Prabhu | Tuesday December 6, 2016

Cutting across party lines, 61 parliamentarians have moved a petition to remove Justice CV Nagarjuna Reddy from the high court of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

Vastu Or Waste? Telangana To Explain KCR's New Hyderabad Office In Court

Telangana News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday November 1, 2016

The Hyderabad High Court on Tuesday will take up a case against Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's plans of building a new secretariat that adheres to principles of Vastu, an ancient system of architecture.

Where Is Maoist Leader Ramakrishna, Court Asks Andhra Pradesh Police

Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Tuesday November 1, 2016

Did the police capture Maoist leader Ramakrishna during an operation last week in Malkangiri in which 32 Maoists were killed? The police will have to give an official reply to the question to the Hyderabad High Court on Thursday following a petition filed by the Maoist leader's wife Sirisha.

Telangana Rashtra Samithi To Raise High Court Bifurcation Issue In Parliament

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 18, 2016

The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) will raise the demand for immediate bifurcation of the high court during the monsoon session of Parliament beginning today, the party said.

Telangana Lawyers Continue Strike Despite Appeals By CJI, Governor

Telangana News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 4, 2016

Ignoring the appeals of Governor ESL Narasimhan and Chief Justice of India TS Thakur, lawyers in Telangana on Monday decided to continue their strike till their demands including bifurcation of the high court were met.

Chief Justice of India TS Thakur Asks Telangana Advocates To Withdraw Strike

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 3, 2016

Chief Justice of India TS Thakur today asked advocates from Telangana to withdraw their ongoing agitation over allotment of judges from Andhra Pradesh in courts of the newly formed state and seeking bifurcation of the High Court in Hyderabad.

Acting Chief Justice, HC Judges Appeal To Withdraw Strike

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 1, 2016

The acting Chief Justice and judges of the High Court here today appealed to the judicial officers and employees to withdraw their "illegal" protest immediately in the larger interest of litigating public.

Lawyers Boycott Courts In Andhra Pradesh, Hold Dharna

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 1, 2016

Lawyers abstained from work today and organised a dharna in Rajamahendravaram to protest the ransacking of a court in Warangal by advocates from Telangana.

Judges Agitation: Telangana Chief Minister KCR Meets Governor

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 29, 2016

Amid ongoing stir by lawyers and judges in Telangana against provisional allocation of judicial officers hailing from Andhra Pradesh, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today called upon Governor ESL Narasimhan in Hyderabad.

Telangana's Creation 'Incomplete', Chief Minister KCR Writes To Rajnath Singh

Telangana News | Reported by Uma Sudhir | Wednesday June 29, 2016

In an escalating row with neighbour Andhra Pradesh over judges, K Chandrasekhara Rao, the Chief Minister of Telangana, has written to the Centre why he feels the creation of his state is "incomplete".

Phoned PM 10 Times, No Response, Says Team KCR Over Flare-Up With Andhra

Telangana News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday June 28, 2016

More than 200 judges in Telangana have gone on leave together today in a rapidly-escalating confrontation with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

From Court Rooms To Streets, Telangana Judges March For Justice In Hyderabad

Telangana News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Monday June 27, 2016

On Sunday, 130 judges in Telangana found themselves on the flipside of the judicial system as they marched the streets of Hyderabad in unison, demanding justice first for themselves.

Mohammad Azharuddin's Biopic 'Azhar' Was Expected to Draw Controversy

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 11, 2016

'Azhar' the movie chronicles the life of former India captain Mohammad Azharuddin who was implicated in a cricket match fixing scandal in 2000 and consequently banned for life. In 2012, the Andhra Pradesh High Court lifted the ban.

Azharuddin Says Biopic Not About Redemption, His Life is 'Shown Fairly'

Puja Talwar | Tuesday May 10, 2016

"It's a story about the events of my life. It's all fairly shown," Azhar said on Tuesday. The former skipper, a life ban against whom was dismissed by the Andhra Pradesh High Court in 2012, qualified his statement with: "I was with the makers through the narration"

Telangana Chief Minister Urges Centre to Speed Up Bifurcation of High Court

Telangana News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 28, 2015

Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao today called on Home Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi and urged him to fulfil the commitments made to the state in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act and speed up the work to bifurcate the Hyderabad High Court.

Delhi Chief Minister, Lt Governor Still Divided on Lokayukta Appointment

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 19, 2015

With the name of retired Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court, Nisar Ahmad Kakru, doing the rounds for the Lokayukta's post, the tussle between the Lieutenant Governor and the Arvind Kejriwal led Delhi government could take a new turn as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is opposed to the candidate.

Court Rules Favourably on Hyderabad Airport Tariff Petition: GMR

Press Trust of India | Thursday October 8, 2015

GMR Infrastructure on Thursday said the Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed collection of tariff at the Hyderabad International Airport, as was collected earlier.

Top Court Stays High Court Order for CBI Probe Against Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 26, 2015

In a relief to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, the Supreme Court today stayed the Gauhati High Court order for a CBI probe into corruption allegations related to his tenure as Public Works Department Minister in 2006.

Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation Employees Continue Strike

Andhra Pradesh News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 10, 2015

State-owned buses remained off the roads in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for a fifth day today with employees of Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) continuing their strike, defying court orders.

Chittoor Killings: Post-Mortem Report Submitted to the Hyderabad High Court

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Monday April 20, 2015

The post mortem reports of 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, were submitted to the Hyderabad High Court today.

Chittoor Killings: Amid Questions About Controversial Encounter, Court Orders Fresh Autopsy

Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Thursday April 16, 2015

The Hyderabad High Court has ordered a second autopsy on the body of Sasi Kumar, one of the 20 alleged red sanders smugglers killed by policemen in a controversial encounter in the forests of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh last week.

Chittoor Shootings: Chandrababu Naidu Assures Tamil Nadu Chief Minister of Speedy Probe

Cheat Sheet | Reported by Uma Sudhir and J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday April 10, 2015

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has written to his Tamil Nadu counterpart O Panneerselvam assuring him of a speedy investigation into the controversial killing of 20 alleged red sandalwood smugglers in a police operation in Chittoor this week. All the men killed were from Tamil Nadu.

Sandalwood Smuggling Encounter: Madras High Court Directs Preserving 6 Bodies

Chennai News | Press Trust of India | Friday April 10, 2015

Tension prevailed after the next of kin of two of the 20 woodcutters killed in Andhra Pradesh placed their bodies on the road amid continuing protests in Tamil Nadu yesterday even as Madras High Court ordered that the remains of six of them be preserved in a mortuary.

Telangana Assembly Passes Resolution for Bifurcation of High Court

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 18, 2015

The Telangana Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution urging Union government for bifurcation of High Court which is presently common to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a day after Centre gave its assurance to this effect in Lok Sabha.

K Rosaiah Sworn-In as Karnataka Governor

South | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday June 29, 2014

Tamil Nadu Governor Konijeti Rosaiah on Sunday took over the additional charge of neighbouring Karnataka too after incumbent H R Bhardwaj's five-year tenure came to an end.

Sun Pharma says Ranbaxy Merger on Track

Tuesday May 27, 2014

Last week, the Andhra Pradesh High Court had vacated the status quo order it had issued earlier on the merger process between Sun Pharma and Ranbaxy.