Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Dec-31-2007
Reported in : 2008(1)ALT715; 2008(2)CTLJ207(AP)
ORDERC.V. Nagarjuna Reddy, J.1. The action of respondent No. 2 in rejecting the technical bids of the petitioner pertaining to the works covered by two tender notifications (for short 'NITs') concerning the works of widening of High Level Bridge to 8 lane carriage way across Musi river at KM 2/0 to 2/2 of Inner Ring Road (Nagole Bridge) including approaches right-side and left-side in Ranga Reddy district is questioned in this writ petition.2. The petitioner is a registered Special Class Contractor and he is admittedly eligible to file his tenders in respect of the works in question. The High Level Bridge as described above is divided into two works and NITs were issued separately for the work of widening of bridge on right-side (for short 'right-side work') vide Tender No.38539/E-In-C(R&B;)/EE(TEC)/TA12/AEE5/07/01 dated 06.10.2007 for an estimated contracted value of Rs. 2,66,57,986/-and for the work of widening of bridge on left-side (for short 'leftside work') vide Tender No. 38539/...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission SCDRC Hyderabad
Decided on : Jul-06-2007
Mrs. M. Shreesha, Incharge, President: 1. Aggrieved by the order in C.D. No. 82/2001 on the file of District Forum, Ranga Reddy District, opposite party No. 1 preferred this appeal. 2. The brief facts as set out in the complaint are that the complainants daughter, Ms. Kavita, consulted Dr. Sudheer Goje of Bodhan on 7.4.2000 with a complaint of chest pain. After examining the patient, he gave some medicines and advised to undergo some tests but as the patient did not respond to the treatment and on his advice approached Dr. Shyam Sunder of Medwin Hospital, Hyderabad i.e. opposite party No. 1. Opposite party No. 1 treated her as out-patient on 17.4.2000 and as initial diagnosis observed that there are no cervical glands and lungs were normal and advised to use medicines for one week as per O.P. card and come for review after four days without prescribing air-bronchogramme. Blood examination was done on 17.4. 2000 at opposite party No. 3 diagnostic centre revealed that ESR level was on hi...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Jan-17-2007
Reported in : 2007(3)ALD173; 2007(2)ALT386; [2007(114)FLR253]
ORDERG.S. Singhvi, C.J.1. These petitions filed by the Municipal Corporation of Kurnool for quashing order dated 4-5-2005 passed by Chairman-cum-Presiding Officer, Industrial Tridunal-cum-Labour Court, Anantapur in I.A. No. 413 of 2003 (I.D.No.77 of 2003) and batch have been listed before the Division Bench for determination of the following question of law:Whether Rule 11(6) and Form K-4 of the Andhra Pradesh Industrial Disputes Rules, 1958 are mandatory or directory?The background facts:2. In the year 1989, the Government of Andhra Pradesh, after noticing that the practice of engaging daily wage employees and demand for regularisation of such employees has been resulting in over-staffing in the local bodies, issued Memo No. 102191 / ESTT/IV/88-1 dated 9-1-1989, whereby the Gram Panchayats were permitted to get the work relating to sweeping of roads, cleaning of side drains, maintenance of water supply, electricity and scavenging done on contract basis by meeting the expenditure from ...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Nov-15-2007
Reported in : 2008(2)ALD1; 2008(1)ALT670
ORDERRamesh Ranganathan, J.1. Rapid urbanisation has necessitated regulations being made, and restrictions being imposed, in public interest on the common law rights of individuals to construct buildings of their choice, Shiv Kumar Chadha v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi : [1993]3SCR522 , to ensure systematic, orderly and methodical development of cities, (3 ACES, a partnership firm rep., by its partner Sri Bishanlal Ahuja, Hyderabad v. Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad, rep., by its Commissioner, Hyderabad : AIR1995AP17 .2. Inability of municipal authorities to stop illegal constructions has resulted in ever increasing violation of building plans and byelaws, the wrongdoers emboldened by the fact that the law will not catch up with them. Supreme Court Monitoring Committee v. Mussoorie Dehradun Development Authority : (2003)10SCC445 Such illegal activities of raising unauthorized constructions must be firmly dealt with as it is against public interest. Pratibha Cooperative Housing So...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Feb-22-2007
Reported in : 2007(3)ALT460
ORDERC.V. Nagar Juna Reddy, J. 1. Sirikoti Narayana Rao who claims to be a member of the 'Kalushya Nivarana Sub-Committee' constituted by A.P. Pollution Control Board (for short 'APPCB') along with two others who are residents of C. Rayavaram village of East Godavari District filed this writ petition for writ of mandamus for declaring the inaction of respondents 1 to 4 in controlling the dust emanating from stone crushers run by respondents 5 to 10 as illegal and unconstitutional. The petitioners also sought for a consequential direction to respondents 1 to 4 to take necessary steps including closure of the crushers and to see that the medical expenses incurred are reimbursed as compensation to the residents of the colonies which are affected by running of stone crushers by respondents 5 to 10.2. In the affidavit filed in support of the writ petition it is averred that on account of construction of Eleshwaram reservoir number of families were displaced and they were rehabilitated in C....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission SCDRC Hyderabad
Decided on : Mar-09-2007
Mrs. M. Shreesha, Member: 1. The brief facts as set out in the complaint are that the complainant approached Dr. Jayaram Pingle who is a consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon on 11.5.1999 for taking treatment in his left hip since he was suffering with heavy pain. After examining the complainant, the doctor advised him to undergo necessary tests like MRI, scanning etc. Accordingly on 14.5.1999 MRI scan test was conducted on the complainant and in the said test it was found that complainant had been suffering from Avascular Necrosis to both Femoral heads-Stage-I on right side and stage III to IV on the left side. Based on the said report Dr. Pingle advised the complainant to take immediate surgery to the hip joint of the left leg and he further advised the complainant that there is no necessity to conduct surgery to the right leg immediately and fixed the date for the surgery of the left hip of joint leg on 19.5.1999. The complainant instead of undergoing surgery on 19.5.1999 with Dr. Jaya Ram...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission SCDRC Hyderabad
Decided on : Mar-21-2007
Mrs. Merla Shreesha, Member: 1. Aggrieved by the order in CD No. 717 of 2002 on the file of District Forum-I, Hyderabad complainant preferred F.A. 1046/2004 and F.A. 1316/2004 has been preferred by the opposite parties under Section 15 of the Consumer Protection Act. Since both the appeals arise out of common order in CD. 717/2002 they are being disposed of by a common order. 2. The brief facts as set out in the complaint are that the complainant is wife of late Mohd. Akber Shareef who has taken two policies while working as Lineman and Driver in A.P. Transco bearing No. 641476874 on 15.9.1999 and another Policy bearing No. 641478387 on 28.3.2000 for Rs. 1.00 lakh each. Complainants husband paid the premium for the first policy @ Rs. 626 p.m. and Rs. 632 p.m. for the second policy and both these policies were for a term of 15 years. On 5.6.2000 complainants husband was admitted to Farooqi Nursing Home, Moghulpura, Hyderabad on account of massive heart attack while driving the office je...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Feb-23-2007
Reported in : 2007(4)ALD6
A. Gopal Reddy, J. 1. This is an appeal preferred by the A.P. Wakf Board against the orders of the Senior Civil Judge, Kadiri in O.P. No. 23 of 1996 dated 16-1-2001, rejecting the claim of the Wakf Board and answering the reference holding that the claimants 8 to 11 are entitled to receive compensation for the acquired lands equally between themselves.2. An extent of Ac.3.26 cts. in Sy. No. 407/5 which is the subject-matter of appeal along with Ac.6.00 in Sy. No. 400/A situated at Kutagulla Village, Kadiri Mandal was acquired for providing house sites to the weaker sections. The Revenue Divisional Officer-cum-Land Acquisition Officer through his award No. 5/95-96 dated 9-12-1995 fixed the market value of the acquired land at Rs. 47,000/- per acre. As there was a title dispute between the Wakf Board and the claimants with regard to their entitlement of compensation so awarded, the LAO chooses to refer the matter to the civil Court under Section 30 of the Land Acquisition Act by depositi...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Apr-18-2007
Reported in : 2007(5)ALD6
ORDERT. Ch. Surya Rao, J.1. The petitioner seeks a writ of Certiorari to quash the order, dated 16-11-2000, passed by the learned Special Court and the order dated 13-06-1997 passed by the learned Special Tribunal in L.G.A. No.30 of 1997 and L.G.O.P. No. 5 of 1990 respectively after calling for the records pertaining thereto, on the premise that the orders have been passed without jurisdiction.2. The unsuccessful respondent is the writ petitioner and the second respondent herein is the applicant.3. The facts lie in a narrow compass : The applicant filed L.G.O.P. No. 5 of 1990 on the file of the Chairman, Special Tribunal under the A.P. Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act-cum-District Judge, Adilabad, against the respondent under Section 7-A of the said Act. That application was filed on the premise that the applicant purchased the house bearing No. 4-3-65 along with the appurtenant land under a registered sale deed dated 05-02-1969 and she was the owner thereof and that the respondent forc...
Tag this Judgment!Court : Andhra Pradesh
Decided on : Sep-21-2007
Reported in : (2008)3CompLJ345(AP); [2007]80SCL496(AP)
ORDERRamesh Ranganathan, J.1. In this petition, filed under Sections 391 and 394 of the Companies Act, 1956, the petitioner-transferor company prays that the scheme of amalgamation, as approved by the respective Board of Directors of the transferor and transferee companies, be sanctioned and confirmed by this Court so as to bind all members, creditors and employees of the petitioner, for an order that the petitioner be dissolved without the process of winding up, for an order that the petitioner shall, within thirty days of its receipt, cause a certified copy of the order to be delivered to the Registrar of Companies for registration, that on such certified copy being delivered, the Registrar of companies should take necessary consequential action in respect of the petitioner including its dissolution, and that the parties to the scheme, or other persons interested, be at liberty to apply to the High Court for any direction that may be necessary to carry out the scheme of amalgamation....
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