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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SITTING OF HON’BLE JUDGES
FROM TUESDAY, 1st DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2020 UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS
Public Interest Litigations (CRDA, Capital related cases, Revenue,
Land Acquisition and Panchayat Raj)
All Writ Petitions challenging vires of Statutes, Rules and Statutory
Regulations
All Writ Appeals (Service and other than service)
All Writ Petitions in which the High Court is a party regarding
employment, service conditions and disciplinary actions relating to
Judicial officers including compulsory retirements.
All Writ Petitions under the Environment & Pollution Control Act
All Contempt Appeals
All Criminal Contempt Cases
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) cases relating to Division Bench
1. HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
All Writ Petitions relating to Medical Admissions and other
K SURESH REDDY,J (1st DB)
ancillary issues.
Writ Petitions (Service – CAT & SAT)
Writ Petitions under the A.P.Lokayukta & Upa-Lokayukta Act
Writ Petitions under the AP Land Grabbing (Prohibition) Act
Writ Petitions and other cases, not elsewhere specified.
Admissions and Final Hearing
All Final Hearings matters
All contempt cases filed alleging non-compliance of the Orders of
the Hon’ble Division Bench in which one/two Judges demitted the
office or not sitting in the Bench, except the contempt cases filed
alleging non-compliance of interim orders.
Applications filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and
Conciliation Act, 1996 (Every Friday)
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) cases
Motion and Final Hearing of all categeories of cases.
2. HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE All the contempt cases filed alleging non-compliance of the Orders
of the Hon’ble Judges, who demitted the office or not sitting in the
Bench, and other cases as directed, except the contempt cases filed
alleging non-compliance of interim orders.
Daily After Division Bench work
Public Interest Litigations (Other than the matters covered in the
Roster of DB-I)
Suo Motu Writ Petitions
All Writ Petitions - Habeas Corpus Matters
Criminal Appeals relating to Division Bench
Criminal Confirmations (RT)
Writ Petitions (Service and Non-Service) relating to and arising
from the A.P.Reorganisation Act.
All Writ Petitions challenging awards passed under the Legal
RAKESH KUMAR,J
Services Authority Act
3. J.UMA DEVI,J
All Writ Petitions relating to the staff of Subordinate Courts and
(2nd DB)
High Court.
All Writ Petitions under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act
All Arbitration Appeals
Land Grabbing Appeals
Writ Petitions under the Consumer Protection Act
Writ Petitions, Civil Revision Petitions and all applications/ petitions
filed under the DRT & Securitization Acts.
Admissions
All Criminal Matters - Final Hearing
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Criminal Appeals Final Hearing

Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
4. RAKESH KUMAR,J
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
Daily After Division Bench work
All Writ Petitions (Customs & Central Excise)
All Writ Petitions (Commercial Tax & GST)
All Writ Petitions relating to Income Tax
Income Tax Tribunal Appeals
Income Tax and Gift Tax cases
Central Excise Appeals
Wealth Tax Appeals
Tax Revision Cases (TRCs & TREVCs)
Cases relating to Commercial Appellate Division
Civil Miscellaneous Appeals and Civil Revision Petitions relating to
C.PRAVEEN KUMAR,J
Division Bench, including such matters under Commercial Courts
5. KONGARA VIJAYA LAKSHMI,J
Act, 2015.
(3rd DB)
Motor Accident (MACMAs) relating to Division Bench
Original Side Appeals, Letter Patent Appeals
Referred Cases, Special Appeals
Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals arising out of the Prevention of
Money Laundering Act, 2002.
Family Court Appeals.
Appeal Suits (First Appeals) relating to Division Bench
Land Acquisition Appeal Suits
Admissions
All Civil Matters – Final Heairng
Criminal Petitions including quashment of charge sheets and F.I.Rs.
Final Hearing - (Old Matters)
6. C.PRAVEEN KUMAR,J
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
Writ Petitions other than service matters of Departments of –
Home (other than quashing of FIRs/Charge sheets)
Departments of Central Government
Central Government Undertakings
Central Government Corporations
Factories & Labour Departments
7. U.DURGA PRASAD RAO,J Social Welfare, B.C. Welfare & Minority Welfare
Health, Medical & Family Welfare
Employment Generation, Training, Youth Services and Sports
Women Development & Child Welfare
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice
Writ Petitions (Service matters)
Admission and Final Hearing
8. M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY,J
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
Petitions filed under Article 227 of Constitution and Civil Revision
Petitions (Old Matters)
J.UMA DEVI,J
9. Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
Daily After Division Bench work
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Writ Petitions other than service matters of –

General Administration Department
Finance & Planning,
Panchayat Raj & Rural Development
10. T.RAJANI,J Mines, Industries and Commerce
Transport, Roads and Buildings, Endowments
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice
Writ Petitions other than service matters of Departments of –
Education, Universities
Cooperative Societies
State Corporations, Undertakings, Khadi Board & Wakf Board
Housing Department
Irrigation & Command Area Development
Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams
11. D.V.S.S.SOMAYAJULU,J
Stamps & Registration
Right to Information Act
Excise, Law & Legislature
Civil Supplies & Essential Commodities
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice
Writ Petitions (Service matters) – Final Hearing (Old matters)
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
12. KONGARA VIJAYA LAKSHMI,J
Hon’ble Chief Justice
Daily After Division Bench work
Writ Petitions other than service matters of Departments of –
Food, Agriculture & Market Committees
Forest, Fisheries & Animal Husbandry, Energy, Environment,
Science & Technology
Municipalities & Urban Development
13. M.GANGA RAO,J AP CRDA
Urban Land Ceiling and Land Reforms Cases
Writ Petitions, not elsewhere specified.
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice
All Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
Appeal Suits
Second Appeals
Original Civil Suits, Original Petitions.
14. R.RAGHUNANDAN RAO,J Cases relating to Commercial Division
Company Applications, Company Petitions, Company Appeals and
Referred Company Cases
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
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Civil Revision Petitions

All Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals
All Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petitions
15. BATTU DEVANAND,J
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
Criminal Petitions including quashment of charge sheets and F.I.Rs.
All Writ Petitions (Non-service) filed to quash FIRs/Charge Sheets
Criminal Appeals including suspension of sentence
16. D.RAMESH,J
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
Writ Petitions other than service matters of Departments of –
Revenue
Land Acquisition
17. NINALA JAYASURYA,J
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice
Criminal Revision Cases - Final Hearing (Old Matters)
Criminal Petitions including quashment of charge sheets and F.I.Rs.
All Writ Petitions (Non-service) filed to quash FIRs/Charge Sheets
18. K SURESH REDDY,J Admission and Final Hearing
Daily After Division Bench work
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice..
All Bail applications
All Transfer Criminal Petitions.
Criminal Revision Cases.
19. LALITHA KANNEGANTI,J
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice

N.B:-
1. The mentionings and lunch motions before the respective Benches which are hearing the subject
matters in terms of the roster.
2. All matters, on change of roster, shall stand released and shall be posted before the Bench/s as per
roster, except matters which are reserved for judgment or under the caption ‘CAV’ or the matters
which are part-heard.
3. First Appeals (other than Land Acquisition Appeals) exceeding valuation of Rs.25 lakhs, including
CMAs, shall be posted before Division Bench as per the roster.
4. The matters assigned to a Hon’ble Judge while sitting single by the Hon’ble the Chief Justice
(except the matters allotted for Third Judge reference or Election Petitions) shall stand released,
when the said Hon’ble Judge is assigned to preside over a Division Bench or as the 2nd member of
the Division Bench, and shall be posted before the Hon’ble Judge assigned to hear that category of
matters.
5. When the recused matter is directed to be posted before other Bench by the Hon’ble the Chief
Justice, on change of the roster and, if it is not part-heard, it shall be posted before the Judge
assigned to hear that category of matters, if such Judge is different from the one who recused the
matter.
6. The contempt cases filed alleging non-compliance of the interim orders of the Hon’ble Judge/s, who
demitted the office or not sitting in the Bench, the same shall be posted before the Hon’ble Division
Bench –I or before Hon’ble the Chief Justice.
7. Review Petitions and for being mentioned petitions shall be posted before the Hon’ble single Judge
against whose order the review petition/for being mentioned petition is filed, and if the said Hon’ble
Judge ceases to be a Judge of this High Court, the same may be posted before the Hon’ble Judge
who is assigned to hear that category of case. All other interlocutory applications shall be posted, as
per the roster.
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8. Any Matter may be assigned to any Bench under daily orders of Hon’ble the Chief Justice.
9. The urgent mentions of DB’s, if any, to be mentioned before the DB-I. If, for any reason, DB-I is
not functioning, the urgent mentions, may be made before DB-II
10. The Hon’ble Judges sitting in Division Benches I, II & III will sit single daily after completion of
Division Bench work and take up the matters assigned to their Lordships.
11. The Advocates and parties-in-person shall observe the display boards and shall login just prior to
taking of their case, and they shall exit immediately after completion of their case as to avoid
congestion and disturbance in the video conference, other wise the concerned is liable for his acts.
12. The Advocates and parties-in-person shall ensure payment of Court fee and process fee as per Law,
while filing the cases in e-filing, in favour of Registrar (Judicial), Account No.38161049134, IFSC
Code: SBIN0061328, State Bank of India, Nelapadu branch.
13. The Advocates and parties-in-person shall ensure payment of advocate welfare fee, as per Law in
favour of “High Court Advocates - online Stamp A/c” Account No. 39414287826, IFSC Code:
SBIN0061328, State Bank of India, Nelapadu branch.
14. The e-filing will be available from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm only on all working days.

CHIEF JUSTICE