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Tyre Burst Cant Absolve Vehicle Owner Of Accident Liability In Absence Of Reasonable Care: AP High Court Grants ₹18 Lakh Compensation

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's finding of negligence in a fatal tyre-burst accident, holding the vehicle owner vicariously liable for the driver's negligent act. In reaching this conclusion, the Court noted that a tyre burst or mechanical defect, by itself, could not absolve the vehicle owner of liability, particularly when there was no evidence...

Debtors Property Transfers Intended To Defeat Or Delay Creditors Amounted To Act Of Insolvency: Andhra Pradesh High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a debtor committed an act of insolvency under the Provincial Insolvency Act, 1920, by transferring properties to his relatives through three sale deeds with an intention to defeat or delay his creditors."Thus, the findings recorded by the learned Judge are contrary to law. A plain reading of the unrebutted averments and the material placed on...

AP High Court Permits Amendment Of Written Statement In Matrimonial Case After Trial Begins, Says Courts Should Not Be Hypertechnical

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has allowed a husband to amend his counter in proceedings under Section 9 of the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, to correct inadvertent typographical mistakes.On a contextual reading of the pleading, the Court found that the disputed references were typographical errors. It held that courts should not adopt a “hyper technical approach” where such corrections...

Harassment Allegations Against Husbands Close Relatives Living Separately Or In Another City Need Greater Scrutiny: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that allegations of harassment against the husband's close relatives require careful scrutiny when they live in different cities and rarely or never visit the complainant's residence. Such allegations, the Court said, have an “entirely different complexion” and must be examined with “great care and circumspection”. The Court made the...

Cruelty FIR Can Be Quashed Where Parties Have Genuinely, Amicably Settled Differences: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court quashed a cruelty FIR lodged by a wife against her husband and his relatives after the parties entered into a settlement of the matrimonial dispute, holding that cases where parties have genuinely, amicably settled their differences and where conviction possibility is remote can be quashed. The Court observed that continuing criminal proceedings in such...

AP High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husbands NRI Relatives For Lack Of S.188 CrPC Sanction

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against an NRI brother-in-law and sister-in-law of a woman for alleged cruelty, criminal intimidation and dowry offences arising from alleged incidents in the United States and India. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 231]The allegations against the petitioners were two-fold. One set related to their alleged conduct during the complainant's stay...

Courts Cant Resort To Coercive Process Mechanically: AP High Court Recalls NBW Against Senior Citizen In Cheque Dishonour Case

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that issuance of a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW), being a coercive and preventive process, requires due consideration and cannot be resorted to routinely or mechanically. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 230]The Court made the observation while dealing with a case arising from proceedings under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.It stressed that the...

AP High Court Quashes Cruelty Case Against Husband, In-Laws; Notes Wifes Kin Were Earlier Convicted For Assaulting Them

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has quashed a cruelty case against a husband and his family members, finding that the wife's complaint was lodged as a counterblast after members of her family were convicted for attacking the husband and his family under Sections 323 and 506 IPC. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 229]Section 323 penalizes voluntarily causing simple hurt and Section 506 penalizes...

Bar Licence Holder Cant Claim Refund For Period Licence Remained Suspended Due To Failure To Produce NOC For Renewal: AP High Court

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has held that a bar licence holder cannot claim a refund of proportionate licence fee for the period during which his licence remained suspended. [2026 LiveLaw (AP) 228]The suspension followed his failure to produce the required No Objection Certificate (NOC) under Rule 6(V) of the A.P. Excise (Grant of Licence of Selling by Bar and Conditions of Licence)...