Court : Andhra Pradesh
Reported in : 2001(4)ALD368; 2001(3)ALT366
ORDERS.B. Sinha, C.J. 1. These appeals and the writ petitions involve the question as regards vires of the A.P. (Regulation of Appointments to Public Services and Rationalisation of Staff Pattern and Pay Structure) Act 2 of 1994 as amended by Act 3 of 1998 and Act 27 of 1998 inter alia on the ground that the judgment of this Court as affirmed by the Supreme Court of India has been sought to be overruled by taking recourse to legislative action. The Apex Court in State of Haryana v. Piara Singh, : (1993)IILLJ937SC , has asked the respective State Governments to frame a scheme for regularisation of ad hoc, temporary and NMR employees. The State assured before the Supreme Court that a scheme is going to be formulated for regularisation of the daily wage employees. In terms of observations made by the Apex Court, the Government of Andhra Pradesh issued G.O. Ms. No.212, Finance and Planning, (FW.PC III) Department, dated 22-4-1994 whereby and whereunder the services of temporary employees a...
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Reported in : 2006(5)ALT661
ORDERP.S. Narayana, J.1. The relief prayed for by the writ petitioner, Nimmaka Jayaraju, is for a writ or direction, more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus directing the District Collector -Respondent No. 5 to initiate prosecution against respondent No. 7, and direct respondent No. 2 to recover pay and allowances paid to respondent No. 7 while he represented as Member of Lok Sabha and also direct respondent No. 4 to recover pay and allowances paid to respondent No. 7 during the periods he represented as member, legislative Assembly and pass such other suitable orders.2. The interim relief prayed for is for a direction to respondent No1 to dismiss respondent No. 7 as Cabinet Minister of the Government of Andhra Pradesh during the pendancy of the writ petition and pass such other suitable orders.3. This Court ordered notice before admission on 9-6-2006 and the learned Government Pleader for General Administration Department had taken notice and requested time to file cou...
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Reported in : 2000(3)LS78
V. Eswaraiah, J.1. Heard the respective contentions submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners, respondents and also the Standing Counsel for the High Court and Government Pleader for Home. Sri A. Rangacharyulu, learned counsel also assisted the Court as Amicus Curaie.2. In these two Writ Petitions and all the Civil Revision Petitions the only question that arises for consideration is whether the concerned Civil Courts of the Junior Civil Judges & Senior Civil Judges of Kothagudem and Sattupalli have jurisdiction in the matters of which the cause of action wholly arose in the scheduled areas.3. The brief facts in these two Writ Petitions are that the petitioners are the owners of the small extents of agricultural lands in the scheduled area of Bhadrachalam division i.e., agency area and they are scheduled Tribes and their lands were acquired for the purpose of excavation of canal of 'Taliperru Reservoir Project' and the Land Acquisition Officer-Special Deputy Collec...
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Reported in : 2008(1)ALD745
ORDERP.S. Narayana, J.1. This Court issued Rule Nisi on 19.6.2006 and granted interim suspension.2. This writ petition is filed seeking a writ of mandamus declaring the order of the second respondent demanding to pay an amount of Rs. 56,000/- equivalent to the stock confiscated in the year 1993 vide proceedings dated 9.6.2005 as illegal, arbitrary and barred by limitation and consequently, to set aside the proceedings of the second respondent dated 9.6.2005.3. It is averred in the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition that on 1.1.1987 the Special Deputy Thasildhar, Check post, Morampally checked a lorry bearing No.CMA 449 and found that the lorry driver was transporting rice of 100 quintals of the petitioner-firm, that the driver on demand produced the permit dated 29.12.1986 issued by the Collector and found that on the reverse side, it was incompletely filled. It is further averred that the stocks and the lorry were released after obtaining cash security of Rs. 6,000/- and ...
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Reported in : AIR1996AP62
ORDERSyed Shah Mohammed Quadri, J. 1. These two Writ Petitions, W. P. No. 10587 1995 (the first Writ Petition) and W.P. 11256 1995 (the second Writ Petition), arise out of the same facts and raise the same questions of law, so they are heard together and arc being disposed of by a common judgment. 2. The petitioner in the first Writ Petition is the former Chief Minister of the State of Andhra Pradesh and the petitioner in the second Writ Petition is the former Chief Secretary to the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The petitioners pray for an appro-pirate writ or direction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India to call for the records relating to G.O.Ms. No. 11, General Administration (I & PR) Department, dated January 13, 1995 appointing the 4th respondent as Commission of Inquiry under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952 (for short 'the Act') and G.O.Ms. No. 15, General Administration (I PR) Department, dated January 17, 1995, containing the terms of reference, as arbitrary, un...
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Reported in : 2002(2)ALD96; 2002(2)ALT473
V.V.S. Rao, J .Introduction:1. The constitutional validity of Rule 3(2) of the A.P. Medical Colleges (Admission into Post-graduate Medical Courses) Rules, 1997 ( for brevity 'the Rules') insofar as the same does not consider the petitioners as 'in service' candidates for the purpose of admission into Post Graduate Medical Courses and insofar as the same prescribes six years continuous regular service in specified Government service, is the subject -matter of these writ petitions.2. In most of writ petitions, the amendment issued to the Rules in G.O.Ms. No. 279, dated 9-7-2001, denying the benefit of reservation as 'in service' candidates to these who had already acquired PG degree/diploma qualification prior to or after their entry into service, is challened. In a couple of cases, G.O. Ms. No.260, dated 10-7-1997, whereunder the Rules were made, as indicated hereinabove, is challenged. The grounds of challenge in both the groups of writ petitions are thesame, and therefore, they are di...
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Reported in : (1984)ILLJ475AP
ORDER1. This is a petition filed under Art. 226 of Constitution for issue of a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order or direction directing the respondent not to give effect to the proceedings of its Managing Director dated 29th April, 1982 transferring the petitioner of its Regional Office, Adilabad after declaring the same as illegal, void and bad in law. 2. The respondent herein, the Andhra Pradesh Co-operative Central Agricultural Development Bank Ltd., hereinafter called, 'the Bank', is a society deemed to be registered under the A.P. Co-operative Societies Act, 1964. The Bank is the apex institution for the Co-operative Agricultural Development Banks in the State. The Bank finances its constituents for the agricultural development of the State. The controlled share capital of the Bank is held by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. 3. The petitioner was first appointed as a Peon on 18th May, 1959 in the Head Office of the Bank at Hyderabad and he continued to work ...
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Reported in : 1998(1)ALD474
ORDER1. In all these Writ Petitions, the interpretation of the A.P. EducationalInstitutions (Regulation of Admission) Order, 1974 (popularly known as 'Presidential Order, 1974') vis-a-vis the AP. Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions into Under Graduate, Professional Courses (through Common Entrance Test) Rules, 1993 (for brief 'EAMCET Admission Rules') arises for consideration. Therefore, all the Writ Petitions are disposed of by a common order.2. All the petitioners herein have appeared for Engineering, Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test (for brief 'EAMCET-97'). They betong to Osmania University Local area and obtained sufficiently high ranking. They applied for admission to M.B.B.S., course in Medical Colleges falling under Osmania University Area, under total category. But, however, they were not given admission in the Medical College of their choice under total category and on the other hand, the non-totals were given admissions in excess of th...
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Reported in : 2009(3)ALT467
L. Narasimha Reddy, J.1. The revision and appeal are interconnected. Hence, they are heard together. Briefly stated, the facts that gave rise to them are:Sri Venkaiah Swamy was born at Nagulavellatur of Nellore District in the early years of 20th Century. Up to 20 years of age, his life was almost ordinary. At about that age, he went in to forest and spent a secluded and isolated life for about 30 years, doing penance. He surfaced thereafter with vast spiritual powers. Within a short time, many people were attracted by his teachings, and became his disciples. Over the time he came to be known as, Bhagwan Venkaiah Swamy. He went around many places, and at a later stage, made Golagamidi Village of Venkatachalam Mandal, Nellore District, as his abode.2. An Ashram was established, and ultimately Bhagwan Sri Venkaiah Swamy attained Nirvana, on 28-08-1982. His Samadhi was developed into a place of worship. The maintenance thereof was not so much organized, though his disciples and devotees u...
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Reported in : 1998(4)ALD584
ORDERD. Reddeppa Reddi, J. 1. The common order dated 11-12-1997 of G. Bikashapathi, J. made in W.P. No. 23481/97 and batch, setting aside the admissions made by the University of Health Sciences (UHS) to the 1st year M.B.B.S. course for the academic year 1997-98 and directing the UHS represented by its Registrar and the Chairman, Under-graduate Admissions Committee, UHS, the respondents in the writ petitions, to make admissions for the same with the following directions : 1. The Common Entrance Test Committee shall forthwith prepare a merit list in accordance with Rule 6 of the A.P. Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission into Under-Graduate Professional Courses through Common Entrance Test) Rules, 1993 notified in G.O. Ms.No.184, Education EO-II dated 20-8-1993 within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 2. The competent authority namely the University of Health Sciences shall prepare similar lists as contained in Rule 6(1), (a...
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