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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SITTING OF HON’BLE JUDGES
FROM TUESDAY the 29th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2020, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS
Motion and Final Hearing of all categories of cases.
Applications filed under Section 11 of the Arbitration and
Conciliation Act, 1996 (Every Friday)
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) cases
1. 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.
All Public Interest Litigations
All Writ Petitions challenging vires of Statutes, Rules and Statutory
Regulations
Suo Motu Writ Petitions
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
All Writ Petitions relating to Medical Admissions and other
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.
All Writ Petitions - Habeas Corpus Matters
Writ Petitions (Service and Non-Service) relating to and arising
from the A.P.Reorganisation Act.
All Writ Petitions under the Arbitration & Conciliation Act
Writ Petitions, Civil Revision Petitions and all applications/ petitions
RAKESH KUMAR,J &
2. filed under the DRT & Securitization Acts.
J.UMA DEVI,J
All Arbitration Appeals
Criminal Appeals relating to Division Bench
Criminal Confirmations (RT)
All Writ Petitions challenging awards passed under the Legal
Services Authority Act
All Writ Petitions relating to the staff of Subordinate Courts and
High Court.
Land Grabbing Appeals
Writ Petitions under the Consumer Protection Act
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
Division Bench, including such matters under Commercial Courts
Act, 2015.
Motor Accident (MACMAs) relating to Division Bench
Original Side Appeals, Letter Patent Appeals
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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
– Admission & Final Hearing
All Civil & Criminal Matters – Final Hearing
Writ Petitions other than service matters of Departments of –
Civil Supplies & Essential Commodities
Excise
Departments of Central Government
Central Government Undertakings
Central Government Corporations
Factories & Labour Departments
Social Welfare, B.C. Welfare & Minority Welfare
Health, Medical & Family Welfare
Employment Generation, Training, Youth Services and Sports
Women Development & Child Welfare
General Administration Department
3. C.PRAVEEN KUMAR,J Finance & Planning,
Mines, Industries and Commerce
Transport, Roads and Buildings,
Food, Agriculture & Market Committees
Forest, Fisheries & Animal Husbandry, Energy, Environment,
Science & Technology
Panchayat Raj & Rural Development
Municipalities & Urban Development
Writ Petitions, not elsewhere specified.
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 and Land Acquisition
Education, Universities
Cooperative Societies
State Corporations, Undertakings, Khadi Board & Wakf Board
Housing Department
Irrigation & Command Area Development
Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanams
4. A.V.SESHA SAI,J Endowments
Stamps & Registration
Right to Information Act
Law & Legislature
Urban Land Ceiling and Land Reforms Cases
AP CRDA
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
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Writ Petitions other than service matters of Department of –

Home (including quashing of FIRs/Charge sheets)
Criminal Petitions including quashment of charge sheets and F.I.Rs.
All Bail applications
All Transfer Criminal Petitions.
5. M.SATYANARAYANA MURTHY,J
Criminal Revision Cases.
Criminal Appeals including suspension of sentence
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
All Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
Civil Revision Petitions
Appeal Suits
Second Appeals
All Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals
All Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petitions
Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
6. BATTU DEVANAND,J Original Civil Suits, Original Petitions.
Cases relating to Commercial Division
Company Applications, Company Petitions, Company Appeals and
Referred Company Cases
Writ Petitions (Service matters including ACB & CBI)
Admission and Final Hearing
Motion and Final Hearing matters as assigned or allotted by the
Hon’ble Chief Justice.
N.B:-
1. Mentions of all category of cases in the pending matters before the Hon'ble the Chief Justice through
Registrar (Judicial) by uploading a letter in the E-filing portal. Only limited hearing of urgent cases be listed
in the pending matters, such as demolition, dispossession, eviction, habeas corpus, bails and suspension of
sentence and such other matters, where there is urgency, further on filing of affidavit showing the urgency in
the other category of matters and on approval by the Hon’ble the Chief Justice, those urgent cases only be
listed apart from fresh filing.
2. Matter pertaining to Extension of Interim orders will be listed subject to ceiling limit of the cases for the
Bench on the day.
3. All matters, on change of roster, shall stand released and shall be posted before the Bench/s as per the roster,
except matters which are reserved for judgment or under the caption ‘CAV’ or the matters which are part-
heard.
4. 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.
5. The matters assigned to a Hon’ble Judge 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 a Division Bench, and the assigned matter shall be
posted before the Hon’ble Judge as per the roster.
6. When a 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 not who recused the matter.
7. Review Petitions and for being mentioned petitions shall be posted before the Hon’ble 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.
8. Any Matter may be assigned to any Bench under daily orders of Hon’ble the Chief Justice.
9. 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.
10. 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.
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11. The e-filing will be available from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm only on all working days.
12. The cases, which are mistakenly named in a category by the section and posted before a Bench in the
mistaken caption category, those cases on ascertaining the correct category of the case and by orders of the
learned Judges, they will be listed by the Registry directly before the appropriate bench as per the Roster.
13. The Advocates should not share the Meeting Id and Passcodes to the Parties and other public. The Advocates
and parties-in-person shall only login to appear in their cases, they shall observe the display boards and shall
login just prior to 10 cases ahead of taking of their case, they should keep their mike off until their turn to
submit hearing starts in the case, they shall exit immediately after completion of their case as to avoid
congestion and disturbance in the video conference, if the congestion or disturbance hampered the video
conference proceedings, they may be droped and their cases may be adjourned. The unauthorised login in
Video Conference by the advocates and Parties-in-persons, parties or others will be dealt with as per Law.
Photography, recording of audio or Video of Video Conference is prohibited. The above violations and
unauthorised logins shall be considered seriously and the violators shall be dealt with as per law.

CHIEF JUSTICE