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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SITTING OF THE HON‟BLE JUDGES
FROM FRIDAY, THE 27TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2024 UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS
Public Interest Litigation;
Suo Motu Writ Petitions;
Taken-up Writ Petitions;
Writ Appeals - other than service
Revenue, Stamps & Registrations and
Land Acquisition;
All Writ Petitions relating to the staff of
High Court;
All Writ Petitions relating to Medical
Admissions and other ancillary issues
All cases in which the High Court is a
party (Petitioner/Respondent) relating to
any subject except the cases pertaining
to the Staff of District Judiciary;
Writ Petitions under the A.P. Lokayukta
and Upa-Lokayukta Act;
HON’BLE DIVISION BENCH – I Writ Petitions under Consumer
Protection Act;
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE All Writ Petitions including Public Interest
1. Litigations challenging the vires of
& Statutes, Rules and statutory
Regulations;
RAVI CHEEMALAPATI, J
Writ Petitions and other cases, not else
where specified.
All Petitions under Arbitration &
Conciliation Act;
Writ Petitions (Service and Non-Service)
relating to and arising out of A.P.
Reorganization Act;
Writ Petitions, Civil Revision Petitions
and all applications/petitions filed under
the DRT & Securitization Acts;
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
The first 1000 cases of all Division Bench
matters of more than 20 (twenty) years old.
A Special Division Bench will be constituted
with Hon’ble Sri Justice R.Raghunandan Rao
to hear part heard electricity / APSEB
matters and specially assigned matters.
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Applications filed under Section 11 of the
Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
2. HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Friday hearing of Specially Identified cases
in addition to Regular list)
Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous
Appeals (MACMAs) relating to Division
Bench;
(DIVISION BENCH –II)
Writ Petitions (Service – CAT & SAT).
3. RAVI NATH TILHARI, J Civil Miscellaneous Appeals and Civil
& Revision Petitions relating to Division
CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J Bench, including such matters under
Commercial Courts Act, 2015;
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of-
Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps
& Registration – of the year 2018.
4. RAVI NATH TILHARI, J
(Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
identified cases in addition to Regular list)
All Criminal Contempt Cases;
Writ Appeals - other than service
pertaining to Revenue, Stamps &
Registrations and Land Acquisition;
All Writ Petitions of Habeas Corpus
matters (including cases arising out of
Preventive Detention Laws);
(DIVISION BENCH –III) All Arbitration Appeals;
5.
R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J All Writ Petitions challenging awards
& passed under Legal Services Authority
MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J Act;
All Writ Petitions relating to the staff of
District Judiciary.
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, which are not allotted to the
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Hon‟ble Judges, except the contempt
cases filed alleging non-compliance of
interim orders.
All Writ Petitions (Commercial Tax &
GST);
All Contempt Appeals;
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of –
Panchayat Raj & Rural Development upto
2018;
Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps
6. R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J & Registration – of the years 2013 &
2014.
(Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Land Grabbing Appeals;
Writ Petitions under A.P. Land Grabbing
(Prohibition) Act.
Appeal Suits (First Appeals) relating to
Division Bench
(DIVISION BENCH –IV)
Original Side Appeals/Letter Patent
NINALA JAYASURYA, J Appeals;
7. Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals
& arising out of Prevention of Money
Laundering Act, 2002;
SUMATHI JAGADAM, J
All Writ Petitions under the Environment
and Pollution Control Acts;
Cases relating to Commercial Appellate
Division.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
(SPECIAL DIVISION BENCH –
Only on Thursday)
Land Acquisition Appeal Suits;
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NINALA JAYASURYA, J
&
T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J
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Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of-
Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps &
Registration from the year 2015 to 2017
9. NINALA JAYASURYA, J and of the year 2019.
(Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Special Economic Zone (SEZ) cases
relating to Division Bench;
All Writ Petitions (Customs & Central
Excise);
All Writ Petitions (Income Tax);
(DIVISION BENCH – V) Income Tax Tribunal Appeals;
Income Tax Cases and Gift Tax Cases;
10. B. KRISHNA MOHAN, J
& Central Excise Appeals,
NYAPATHY VIJAY, J Wealth Tax Appeals;
Tax Revision Cases (TRCs & TREVCs).
Writ Appeals (service);
Family Court Appeals.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (service matters including
ACB & CBI) from 2015 to 2017.
Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of –
11. B. KRISHNA MOHAN, J Home (including quashing of F.I.Rs./
Charge Sheets) - upto the year 2017.
(Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Special Division Bench Criminal Confirmations (RT);
Referred Cases;
K. SURESH REDDY, J
12. Special Appeals;
&
T C D SEKHAR, J Criminal Appeals relating to Division
(From Monday to Thursday) Bench
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Criminal Petitions including quashing of
charge sheets and F.I.Rs upto 2017;
(Daily After completion of Special Division
Bench work)
K. SURESH REDDY, J
13. All Criminal Appeals upto the year 2016
(only on Fridays).
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of–
Endowments;
Mines, Industries and Commerce;
Employment Generation, Training, Youth
14. Dr. K.MANMADHA RAO, J Services & Sports;
Health, Medical & Family Welfare,
Women Development & Child Welfare;
Writ Petitions (service matters including
ACB & CBI) of the years 2020 to 2022;
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Original Civil Suits, Original Petitions;
Cases relating to Commercial Division;
Company Applications, Company
Petitions, Company Appeals and
Referred Company Cases;
Petitions filed under Article 227 of the
Constitution of India and Civil Revision
Petitions - From 2024 onwards;
All Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals;
B.S. BHANUMATHI, J Civil Miscellaneous Appeals - From 2016
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onwards;
Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
from 2022 onwards;
Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of -
Civil Supplies and Essential Commodities;
Irrigation and Command Area
Development.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
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All Bail Applications;
Criminal Revision Cases - From 2019
onwards;
16. K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J Cases pertaining to former /sitting MLA‟s &
MP‟s.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of –
Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps
& Registration – From the year 2023
GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA onwards;
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PRASAD, J
Excise;
Finance & Planning.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than Service matters) of
Departments of –
Transport, Roads & Buildings;
Housing Department;
Departments of Central Government;
Central Government Undertakings;
Central Government Corporations;
State Corporations, undertakings;
Khadi Board & Wakf Board;
Social Welfare, B.C. Welfare & Minority
Welfare, Tribal Welfare;
18. VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J
Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Development Authority (APCRDA) /
Amaravati Metropolitan Region
Development Authority (AMRDA);
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams;
Urban Land Ceiling and Land Reforms
Cases;
Law & Legislature;
Factories & Labour Departments;
Right to Information Act;
General Administration Department;
All the contempt cases filed alleging non-
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compliance of the Orders of the Hon‟ble
Judges transferred or demitted the office
or not sitting in the Bench, and other
cases as directed, which are not allotted
to the Hon‟ble Judges, except the
contempt cases filed alleging non-
compliance of interim orders.
Any other Single Bench matters as
directed by the Hon‟ble the Chief Justice;
Writ Petitions (other than service matters)
of Departments not elsewhere specified.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than Service matters)
of Departments of –
Food, Agriculture & Market Committee;
Forest and Environment; Energy, Science
& Technology;
Education;
19. TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO, J Universities;
Fisheries & Animal Husbandry;
Co-operative Societies.
Panchayat Raj & Rural Development from
the year 2019 onwards;
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (service matters including
ACB & CBI) - From the year 2023 onwards.
20. SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than Service matters)
of Departments of–
Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps &
Registration – of the years 2021 & 2022.
21. RAVI CHEEMALAPATI, J
(Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
identified cases in addition to Regular list)
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Criminal Petitions including quashing of
charge sheets and F.I.Rs of the years 2018
to 2021;
Writ Petitions (other than Service matters)
22. V. SUJATHA, J of Departments of–
Municipalities and Urban Development.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
- From 2012 to 2015.
23. Dr. V.R.K. KRUPA SAGAR, J (Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Criminal Revisions upto 2018;
Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
(MACMAs) – from 2016 to 2021;
24. V. SRINIVAS, J All Election Petitions which are not assigned
to Hon‟ble Judges.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of –
Home (including quashing of F.I.Rs./ Charge
Sheets) - From the year 2018 onwards;
25. B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI, J Criminal Petitions including quashing of
charge sheets and F.I.Rs - From 2023
onwards.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Second Appeals upto 2010;
Appeal Suits - From 2009 onwards
26. T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J (Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
(On Thursday - After completion of Special
Division Bench work)
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Criminal Petitions including quashing of
charge sheets and F.I.Rs of the year 2022;
Criminal Appeals from the year 2017
onwards.
27. VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI PRATAPA, J
Writ Petitions (Service matters including ACB
& CBI) – of the years 2018 & 2019.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Appeal Suits upto 2008
All Transfer Criminal Petitions;
VENUTHURUMALLI GOPALA KRISHNA All Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petitions;
28.
RAO, J
Second Appeals from 2011 onwards.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (service matters including
ACB & CBI) from 2011 to 2014.
29. HARINATH NUNEPALLY, J
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of-
30. KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA, J Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps
& Registration – of the year 2020.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions transferred from A.P.
Administrative Tribunal;
Contempt Cases transferred from A.P.
Administrative Tribunal;
31. SUMATHI JAGADAM, J Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
upto 2011.
(Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
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Civil Miscellaneous Appeals upto 2015;
Petitions filed under Article 227 of the
Constitution of India and Civil Revision
Petitions from 2020 to 2023.
32. NYAPATHY VIJAY, J
(Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (service matters including
ACB & CBI) upto 2010.
33. MAHESWARA RAO KUNCHEAM, J (Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Petitions filed under Article 227 of the
Constitution of India and Civil Revision
Petitions upto 2019.
34. T C D SEKHAR, J (Daily After completion of Special Division
Bench work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of
Departments of –
Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps
35. CHALLA GUNARANJAN, J & Registration – upto the year 2012.
(Daily after completion of Division Bench
work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
N.B:-
1) Urgent House Motions pertaining to the provisions of all categories shall be made
before Hon‟ble the Chief Justice through Registrar (Judicial).
2) The mentionings and lunch motions shall be made before the respective Benches,
which are hearing the subject matters in terms of the roster.
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‟.
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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 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, shall be
posted before the Hon‟ble Division/Single Bench, as per the roster.
6) „Review Petitions‟ and „for being mentioned‟ petitions shall be posted before the
Hon‟ble Judge against whose order the said review petitions/for being mentioned
petitions are 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 as per the Roster. All other interlocutory applications
including for Modification/relaxation of order/conditions shall be posted, as per the
roster.
7) The „recused matter‟ may be assigned to any Hon‟ble Bench/Hon‟ble Judge 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.
8) Notwithstanding anything contained in this roster, the Hon‟ble Chief Justice may
assign any matter to any bench.
9) The e-filing will be available from 8:30 am to 1:30 pm only on all working days.
10) The Advocates should not share the Meeting Id and Pass codes to the Parties and
others. 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 and they should keep their mic off until their turn to
submit hearing starts in the case. Further 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 dropped and their cases may be adjourned. The
unauthorized 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.
11) The above violations and unauthorized logins shall be considered seriously and the
violators shall be dealt with as per law.
(i) All Advocates and Party-in-person are requested to join the Microsoft Teams
application for joining the court hearings through video conference (VC) via a
Desktop/Laptop with a stable internet connectivity, preferably wired, to avoid
any disruption in the court proceedings and inconvenience to the Hon‟ble
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Judges.
ii) Please avoid joining the VC hearings through Mobile Phone.
iii) Please also join through single device i.e., Laptop/Desktop preferable wired.
iv) All Advocates, party-in-person must also join the VC hearings, preferably
using a headset enabled microphone and audio system.
v) Please also close all background applications running on your devices for
best VC experience
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) Civil Revision Petitions and Second Appeals will be placed before the respective
Administrative Judges and they shall remain before the Administrative Judge for a
period of six months from its first date of hearing. If such matters are not
admitted/disposed of within the period of six months, then the cases shall
automatically stand transferred to regular Court assigned to hear Civil Revision
Petitions and Second Appeals respectively, as per the Roster.
15) Cases of more than 20 (Twenty) years old shall also be listed on every day for final
disposal, before the appropriate bench having roster in the Regular list.
16) Cases of more than 5(five) years old shall also be listed for final disposal, on every
Thursday and Friday under the caption “Specially Identified Cases” after
completion of the cases in the Regular list.
By order of the Hon’bleThe Chief Justice
Sd/-
Registrar (Judicial)
26/12/2024
