HC quashes FIR by Andhra CID alleging insider trading of land in Amaravati ANI | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 09:38 IST
A bench of Justice Cheekati Manvendranath Roy on Tuesday, while quashing the FIR, observed that right to acquire property was a constitutional and legal right and since the lands were purchased from the sellers who willingly and voluntarily sold them to the petitioners, the said private sale transactions cannot be criminalized. The said private sale transactions cannot be criminalized and no criminal liability can be attributed to the petitioners in the facts and circumstances of the case to prosecute them for any offences much less for the offences punishable under Sections 420, 406, 409 and 120-B of IPC.
In a major setback to the Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday quashed all the proceedings relating to the alleged insider trading in Amaravati land deals.The court found that the circumstances of the .
The court found that the circumstances of the prosecution against the petitioners is not at all maintainable, observing that it is beyond comprehension as to how private transactions could be criminalised on flimsy grounds.Just
AP HC adjourns SEC plea against staying panchayat polls to January 18
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Suspension of the election notification to continue
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Suspension of the election notification to continue
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday adjourned the writ plea filed by the State Election Commission (SEC) against the stay imposed by Justice M. Ganga Rao on the proposed conduct of gram panchayat (GP) elections, for hearing by a regular Bench on January 18.
A Vacation Bench of the court comprising Justices U. Durga Prasad Rao and B. Krishna Mohan posted the matter as the first one before a regular Bench to the above date while continuing the suspension of the election notification.
Jagan Reddy wins court battle against Andhra EC: No panchayat elections for now
Jagan Reddy wins court battle against Andhra EC: No panchayat elections for now
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday suspended the election notification issued by the State Election commission (SEC) which envisaged the conduct of the local body elections in Andhra Pradesh in February 2021.
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Andhra CM Jagan Reddy
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday suspended the election notification issued by the State Election commission (SEC) which envisaged the conduct of the local body elections in Andhra Pradesh in February 2021. This was in response to a plea by the state government against the conduct of these elections.