Andhra Pradesh Court April 1981 Judgments
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P. Appalamurthy and ors. Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh and ors.
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-24-1981
Reported in: AIR1981AP278
ORDER1. These four writ petitions, which involve a common question of law, can be dealt with and disposed of together. In all these four writ petitions, notifications issued under Section 4(1) of the Land Acquisition Act are being challenged, inter alia, on the ground that the Land Acquisition Officer has taken an inordinately and unreasonably long time for passing the award; or that no award has been passed in spite of lapse of such a long time, as the case may be.2. So far as W. P. No. 3907/1980 is concerned, the notification under Section 4(1) was issued on 29-7-1971. Enquiry under Section 5-A was held, and the declaration under Section 6 was made on 7-12-1972. Then, after a delay of about three years, notices under Section 9(3) and Section 10 were issued on 18-11-1975. The award was, however, passed only on 29-4-1980. Meanwhile, this writ petition was filed on 28-4-1980, and admitted on 29-4-1980. So far as W. P. No. 2715/79 is concerned, the notification under Section 4(1) is date...
M. Akkamma Vs. M. Jagannadham
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-23-1981
Reported in: AIR1981AP269
Chennakesav Reddy, J.1. In this appeal preferred under Section 28 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act') the wife is the appellant. Her husband, Midathada Jugannadham, filed an applicition under Sections 10 and 13 of the Act for dissolution of the marriage by a decree of divorce on the ground that his wife, Akkamma, has been living in adultery with Pailasuri Demudu, the second respondent in the application since October, 1958. The learned Additional Subordinate Judge allowed the application of the husband. The wife has now come up in appeal.2. The events leading to the matrimonial dispute between the spouses may be shortly stated: Midathada Jagannadham married Akkamma, the daughter of his maternal uncle when she was a child of 10 years some time in 1928. Akkamma was a sickly woman and did not attain puberty. Jagannadham, married Demudamma in about 1938. It is the case Jagannadham that be married Demudamma after her marriage with her first husband was dis...
Y. Peda Venkayya Vs. Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur and anr.
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-21-1981
Reported in: AIR1981AP274
ORDER1. This writ petition is preferred against an endorsement of the Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur, dated 2-3-1981, informing the petitioner that he is not competent to revise the orders passed by the learned Subordinate Judge, Guntur, who had impounded certain documents produced by the petitioner hi a suit, and which were sent to the R. D. O. The writ petition arises in the following circumstances:-- 2. Petitioner is the plaintiff in O. Section No. 17 of 1979, on the file of the learned Principal Subordinate Judge, Guntur. While P.W.2 was being examined on his behalf, the petitioner (plaintiff) wanted to have three documents admitted in evidence through P. W. 2. Immediately thereupon, an objection was raised by the defendants about the admissibility of the documents under the provisions of the Stamp Act. It appears that the Court, thereupon, sent the original documents to the Collector (Revenue Divisional Officer, Guntur), for impounding the same. The R. D. O., however, returned...
Kanyakaparameswari Trading Company and ors. Vs. the State of Andhra Pr ...
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-17-1981
Reported in: [1983]54STC135(AP)
Madhusudan Rao, J. 1. The petitioners in all these cases are wholesale dealers in rice. Each one of them purchased rice from the same registered dealer under bills obtained by them. The price payable to the registered dealer was paid by some of the petitioners in cash and others under demand drafts drawn in favour of the registered dealer. After purchasing different quantities of rice from the registered dealer, each of the petitioners sold the rice to others within the State and claimed exemption from payment of sales tax on the ground that sales of rice purchased by them from the registered dealers are second sales in the State. While their assessments were pending, the registered dealer filed a return including the various sales made to the petitioners and claimed exemption from sales tax on the sales on the ground that he did not actually sell rice to the petitioners, but merely sold paper bills. The assessing officer issued notices to the petitioners to show cause as to why, on th...
V. Anjaneya Setty Vs. M.G. Brothers
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-17-1981
Reported in: AIR1981AP250
Seetharama Reddy, J.1. These two appeals arise out of a common judgment and decree passed in O. S. No. 17 of 1972 and O. P. No. 66 of 1972 by the learned Subordinate Judge, Adoni, decreeing the suit with costs and dismissing the O. P. with costs. So they could be disposed of by a common judgment 2. The plaintiff in O. S. No. 17 of 1972 is the respondent in O. P. No. 66 of 1972; and the defendant in O. S. No. 17 of 1972 and M/s. Vitta Dodda Hanumanthappa Subbaiah Setty and Co., represented by the then partner Vitta Anjinaiah are the petitioners in O. P. No. 66 of 1972.3. The suit is for passing of a decree in terms of the award of the arbitrators with necessary modifications. Briefly, the plaint averments are: The plaintiff M/s. M. G. Brothers, is a partnership firm carrying on business inter alia in decorticating and crushing of groundnut seeds under the name and style of M. G. Brothers Oil Mills at Yemmiganur, and M. R. Ganganna is a partner therein. The defendant was originally a par...
Additional Commissioner of Income-tax, Andhra Pradesh Vs. Bhavani Devi ...
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-16-1981
Reported in: [1982]136ITR333(AP)
P. Ramachandra Raju, J. 1. Smt. Bhawani Devi Soni, the assessee, is an individual, deriving income from different sources, including among other things, income form purchase and sale of land. The assessment year under reference is 1969-70, the corresponding accounting year being the Dewali year, i.e. from November 1, 1967, to October 21, 1968. An extent of 9,790 sq. yards belonging to the assessee was acquired by the Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad on July 12, 1968, under the Land Acquisition Act. The Land Acquisition Officer, by his award dated August 30, 1968, awarded a to total compensation of Rs. 1,12,585. During the assessment year 1969-70, the assessee returned the profits of Rs. 37,191 as arising out of the acquisition. The assessee, being dissatisfied by the compensation award of the Land Acquisitions Officer, sought a reference under s. 18 of the Land Acquisitions Act for enhanced compensation. The city civil court, by its judgment dated December 19, 1970, allowed a further...
M. Sushma and ors. Vs. Osmania University, Hyderabad and ors.
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-10-1981
Reported in: AIR1981AP373
P. Ramachandra Raju, J.1. This writ appeal is directed against the judgment D/- 27th Mar. 1981, of our learned brother Punnayya, J., dismissing W. P. No. 707/81.2. The material facts can now be noticed. In all 19 students, including the six appellants and respondents 5 to 8 sat for the M.D. (Gynaecology and Obstetrics) Part-II examinations held by the Osmania University in January, 1981, at the Osmania Medical College and the Gandhi Medical College centres. 12 of them including appellants 5 & 6 sat for the examination at the Osmania Medical College centre and seven of them, including the first four appellants sat for the examination at the Gandhi Medical College Centre. M. D. course in Gynaecology and Obstetrics is a clinical subject course. The subjects are divided into two parts; Part-1 comprises of basic science and Part-11 comprises of other subjects. Part-I examination was held at the end of the 1st year and it is common ground that the candidates in question have all passed their...
Poddar Projects Ltd. (Multi Steels) Vs. the A.P.S.E. Board and ors.
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-10-1981
Reported in: AIR1982AP189
Madhava Reddy, J. 1. This batch of Writ Petitions by some of the mini Steel plants of Andhra Pradesh are directed against the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (for short Electricity Board) and the Government of Andhra Pradesh. In most of the Writ petitions, the Petitioners pray that B. P. Ms. No. 78 dated 20-1-1978 by which the revised tariff of 12.02 P per unit was applied to some of the mini steel plants named therein subject to the monthly minimum charges, be declared illegal, void and unenforceable as also Cl, 41 of the terms and conditions of B. P. Ms. No. 690 dt 17-9-75. In some, a writ of mandamus is sought to give effect to G. O. Ms. No. 832 dated 2-11-1977 under which the Government directed occasional power tariff at 0.11 P. per unit should be made available to five steel plants named in the G. O. for a period of three years from 1-11-1977 to 30-101980 an seek a consequential direction against the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board not to give effect to and proceed ...
The Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board and anr. Vs. K. Venkateswar ...
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-08-1981
Reported in: AIR1981AP197
ORDER1. This revision is directed against the order of the learned III Additional District Munsif, Guntur, in O. S. No. 652 of 1975 on the file of his Court. The first petitioner is the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board, represented by its Deputy Chief Accountant, Revenue Office. Guntur. The second petitioner is the Assistant Engineer, Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (Operation), Guntur. The respondent is the Director of M/s. Nava Bharat Enterprises (Private) Ltd., Guntur.2. The respondent has been in personal occupation of a building in Guntur in his capacity as the Director of M/s. Nava Bharat Enterprises (Private) Ltd., Guntur. The petitioners supplied electricity under the service connection No. 15605 (11) of B3 Zone. The 1st petitioner passed an order for collection of Rs. 10,549-25 P. from the respondent on the ground that the service connection to the building occupied by the respondent could not be classified under category II, as it was not solely used for domestic...
Suryachandra Paper Mills (Pvt.) Ltd. Vs. Assistant Collector of Centra ...
Court: Andhra Pradesh
Decided on: Apr-07-1981
Reported in: 1983(12)ELT801(AP)
ORDER1. The petitioner is a manufacturer of paper. According to Notification No. 128/77-C.E. dated 18-6-1977, a manufacturer is entitled to remission of 75% of the excise duty, provided his installed capacity is less than 2600 tonnes per month. The petitioner obtained a licence with a capacity 2600 tonnes per month. But he says that the actual installed capacity of his mill is only 1600 tonnes per month. The Assistant Collector of Central Excise, I.D.O. Rajahmundry by his order dated 14-7-1980 held that inasmuch as the petitioner has produced only a provisional certificate from the Director General, Technical Development and failed to produce the final certificate, inspite of giving repeated opportunities, he is not entitled to any exemption and therefore made the petitioner liable to pay the excise duty at full rate. Against this order, the assessee-petitioner filed an appeal before the Appellate Collector, who by his order dated 16-10-1980 allowed the appeal. It is relevant to refer ...
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