Andhra Pradesh High Court strikes down PIL seeking to restrain police from taking action on ‘abusive content on social media’

Andhra Pradesh High Court strikes down PIL seeking to restrain police from taking action on ‘abusive content on social media’

The Andhra Pradesh High Court refused to issue blanket orders restraining the police from registering cases against persons posting abusive content on social media platforms, during the hearing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by a journalist on Wednesday. The judges observed that it was unfortunate that even the judiciary was not spared in … Read more

A.P. High Court directs Eluru Collector to submit report on sexual assault of minor girl

A.P. High Court directs Eluru Collector to submit report on sexual assault of minor girl

The Juvenile Justice Committee (JJC) of the Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the Eluru district Collector to submit a report on the sexual assault of a mentally unsound minor girl in Eluru Town. When the victim complained of stomach ache and giddiness, family members shifted her to a hospital a few days ago. Doctors … Read more

PIL by MP Raghu Ramakrishna Raju | Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy submits preliminary counter affidavit; prays removal of his name

PIL by MP Raghu Ramakrishna Raju | Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy submits preliminary counter affidavit; prays removal of his name

Raghu Ramakrishna Raju. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy submitted a preliminary counter affidavit in the High Court (HC) on January 23 praying for the removal of his name from the array of respondents to the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Narasapuram MP K. Raghu Ramakrishna Raju … Read more

Chandrababu Naidu’s bail plea referred to HC Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur for listing before appropriate Bench on October 30

Chandrababu Naidu’s bail plea referred to HC Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur for listing before appropriate Bench on October 30

N. Chandrababu Naidu. File | Photo Credit: PTI Justice P. Venkata Jyothirmai of the Andhra Pradesh High Court (HC) directed the registrar (judicial) to refer former CM N. Chandrababu Naidu’s bail petition in the skill development scam case to Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur for posting it before an appropriate Bench on October 30.  The … Read more

Four additional judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court sworn in

Four additional judges of Andhra Pradesh High Court sworn in

Governor S. Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Chief Justice of High Court, Dhiraj Singh Thakur with the newly appointed additional judges at the swearing-in programme, in Vijayawada, on October 21. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Andhra Pradesh (A.P.) Governor S. Abdul Nazeer administered the oath of office to four … Read more

Angallu case | Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu gets anticipatory bail

Angallu case | Telugu Desam Party chief Chandrababu Naidu gets anticipatory bail

TDP national president N. Chandrababu Naidu. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Andhra Pradesh High Court on October 13 granted anticipatory bail to former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in the case related to a bloody clash that took place during his recent tour of irrigation projects, at Angallu village in Annamayya district.  Justice … Read more