Andhra Pradesh High Court

AP High Court bench led by Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra announced its verdict over AP Capital Issue. On March 3, the HC directed the YSRCP Government to develop Amaravati as the capital city, as per TDP proposal, under the CRDA Act. It also asked YS Jagan Mohan Reddy government to ensure lands of Amaravati farmers are being used for infrastructure developments, and submit a report in next three months.

Adhering to the directives of the Andhra Pradesh High Court, the state government on May 2 postponed Intermediate examination. Earlier, a petition filed in the court had stated that the exams, originally scheduled from May 5, would make around 17 lakh students susceptible to the COVID-19. Meanwhile, State Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh said, "The new dates for conducting inter-examinations will be announced as soon as the pandemic eases… read-more

Following the High Court's direction, the Andhra Pradesh government on October 27 barred the transportation of liquor bottles from other states without a permit. Revenue Department's special chief secretary Dr Rajat Bhargava opined that with earlier restrictions, there were incidents of alcohol smuggling, which affected the state's income. He further added that the new rule will require one to obtain prior permission even to carry a single… read-more

About 2,03,024 cases are pending in the Andhra Pradesh High Court and 5,82,069 cases are pending in other lower courts in the state, as of September 17. Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad provided the data in Rajya Sabha. While answering a question regarding the impact of COVID-19 on the judiciary, he stated that 15,32,334 cases had been disposed by the district and subordinate courts across the country since March 24.