Pil In Hc Says Govt Not Setting Up Old Age Homes In Districts, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Andhra Pradesh high court on Thursday directed the state government to explain the steps taken to establish at least one old age home in every district in accordance with Parents and Senior Citizens Maintenance (PSCM) Act.The high court observed that according to law, the state government must establish...

SC transfers trial of murder case of YS Jagan Reddy’s uncle to Hyderabad, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the trial in the case relating to murder of US Vivekanand Reddy, uncle of Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Reddy, to Telangana on the allegations of the deceased person's widow and daughter that state and influential people are attempting to scuttle trial.A...

Andhra HC cannot be “town planner”, says SC, stays direction for building state capital in 6 months, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] 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's decision which said the state legislature "lacked competence" to make any law for shifting, bifurcating or trifurcating the capital. It observed the...

Hc Summons Ippatam Villagers For Suppression Of Facts, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] The Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday summoned petitioners from Ippatam village, who have challenged demolitions for road-widening, for suppression of facts.The high court took serious note of the issue and directed the petitioners to appear in person to explain as why action should not be initiated against them...

Andhra Pradesh HC expresses concern over rise in number of contempt cases, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh high court on Friday expressed concern over increasing number of contempt cases.A bench comprising Justice A V Sesha Sai and Justice R Raghunandan Rao observed that more than 4,000 contempt cases have been filed this year alone. Consequently, the incidences of officials appearing before the...

Andhra Pradesh HC stays ‘discriminatory’ DME notification, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] VIJAYAWADA: The AP high court on Friday stayed the notification issued by the Directorate of Medical Education (DME) to fill up posts of senior residents. The court observed that the notification prima facie is discriminatory in nature towards students, who did their post-graduation from private medical colleges.Several aspirants moved...

Supreme Court junks Hetero plea to quash quid pro quo case, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the pleas of pharmaceutical firm Hetero and its director M Srinivas Reddy to quash the CBI case filed against them in the decade-old quid pro quo probe linked to Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy. An Supreme Court bench comprising...

SC reserves judgement on Andhra government’s appeal against staying probe in alleged Amaravati land scam, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi [India], November 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved the judgement on a plea filed by the Andhra Pradesh government challenging a High Court order staying the government orders relating to the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the alleged Amaravati land scam.A...

NGT directs states to set up robust mechanism of surveillance, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] New Delhi, The National Green Tribunal has directed all the state governments to set up a robust mechanism of surveillance for addressing the illegal processing of electronic waste as per the recommendation of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).The tribunal, headed by Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (retd), in...

Telangana HC quashes OMC case against IAS officer, Legal News, ET LegalWorld – Legal Firms

[ad_1] Hyderabad, In a major relief to senior IAS officer of the Andhra Pradesh cadre, Y. Srilakshmi, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday quashed charges against her in the Obulapuram mining case filed by the CBI.The court gave her a clean chit in the decade-old case, in which she had...