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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SITTING OF THE HON’BLE JUDGES
FROM MONDAY, THE 31 S T DAY OF JULY 2023, UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS

 Public Interest Litigations;

 Suo Motu Writ Petitions;
 Taken-up Writ Petitions;
 Writ Appeals (other than service);
 All Writ Petitions relating to the
staffof 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)
(DIVISION BENCH –I) relating to any subject except the
cases pertaining to the Staff of
1. HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE District Judiciary;
&  Writ Petitions under
A.V. SESHA SAI, J the A.P. Lokayukta and Upa-
Lokayukta Act;
 Writ Petitions under
Consumer Protection
Act;
 Writ Petitions and other cases,
notelsewhere specified;
 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 Hon’ble
Judges, except the contempt cases
filed alleging non- compliance of
interim orders.

(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.
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 Applications filed under Section 11 of

the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,
1996;
 All the contempt cases filed alleging
non-compliance of the Orders of the
Hon’ble Chief Justice
transferred or demitted the office or
not sitting in the Bench, and other
2. A.V. SESHA SAI, J 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.
 Petitions filed under Article 227 of the
Constitution of India and Civil
Revision Petitions upto 2014
(Daily after completion of Division
Bench work)
(Friday hearing of Specially Identified
cases in addition to Regular list)
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 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) cases

relating to Division Bench;
 All Writ Petitions (Customs & Central
Excise);
 All Writ Petitions (Commercial Tax &
GST);
 All Writ Petitions (Income Tax);
(DIVISION BENCH –II)  Income Tax Tribunal Appeals;
3.  Income Tax and Gift Tax cases;
U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, J &
VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI  Central Excise Appeals, Wealth Tax
PRATAPA, J Appeals;
 All Writ Petitions including Public
Interest Litigations challenging the vires
of Statutes, Rules and statutory
Regulations;
 Tax Revision Cases (TRCs & TREVCs)
 Family Court Appeals;
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)
 Writ Petitions (service matters
including ACB & CBI) upto 2007.
(Daily after completion of Division
4. U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, J Bench work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
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 All Arbitration Appeals;

 Appeal Suits (First Appeals) relating to
Division Bench - From the year 2018
onwards;
 Original Side Appeals/Letter Patent
Appeals;
 Writ Appeals (service);
 Writ Petitions, Civil Revision Petitions
and all applications/petitions filed under
the DRT & Securitization Acts;
 Civil Miscellaneous Appeals and Civil
(DIVISION BENCH –III) Revision Petitions relating to Division
Bench, including such matters under
5. D. V. S. S. SOMAYAJULU, J
Commercial Courts Act, 2015;
&
DUPPALA VENKATA RAMANA, J  Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals arising
out of Prevention of Money Laundering
Act, 2002;
 All Writ Petitions relating to the staff of
District Judiciary;
(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 upto the year 2014.
6. D. V. S. S. SOMAYAJULU, 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 Confirmations (RT);

 Referred Cases, Special Appeals;

(DIVISION BENCH – IV)  Criminal Appeals relating to Division

7. Bench;
CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH
 All Criminal Contempt Cases;
ROY, J
&  All Contempt Appeals;
TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO, J
 All Writ Petitions challenging awards
passed under Legal Services Authority Act;
 Land Grabbing Appeals;
 Land Acquisition Appeal Suits;
 Writ Petitions under A.P. Land Grabbing
(Prohibition) Act.
 All Writ Petitions of Habeas Corpus
matters (including cases arising out of
Preventive Detention Laws);
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)

 Writ Petitions (service matters including

ACB & CBI) from the year 2008 to 2014.
(Daily After completion of Division Bench
8. CHEEKATI work)
MANAVENDRANATHROY, J
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
 Appeal Suits (First Appeals) relating to
Division Bench upto the year 2017;
 All Writ Petitions under the Environment
and Pollution Control Acts;
(DIVISION BENCH – V)  Writ Petitions (Service – CAT & SAT);
 All Writ Petitions under Arbitration &
9. RAVI NATH TILHARI, J Conciliation Act;
&  Writ Petitions (Service and Non-Service)
B.V.L.N.CHAKRAVARTHI, J
relating to and arising out of A.P.
Reorganisation Act;
 Cases relating to Commercial Appellate
Division.
 Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous
Appeals (MACMAs) relating to Division
Bench;
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
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 Writ Petitions (service matters including
ACB & CBI) - From the years 2018 & 2019.
(Daily after completion of Division
Bench work)
10. RAVI NATH TILHARI, J
(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 2015
 All the contempt cases filed alleging
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non-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.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
SpeciallyIdentified cases in addition to
Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than
service matters) of
Departments of –
 Revenue, Land Acquisition and
Stamps & Registration – From the year
12. NINALA JAYASURYA, J 2022 onwards;
 Excise
 Irrigation and Command Area
Development – From the year 2022
onwards;
 Finance & Planning
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)
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Writ Petitions (other than
servicematters) of Departments
of-
 Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Development
Authority (APCRDA)/Amaravati
Metropolitan Region Development
Authority(AMRDA);

13. B. KRISHNA MOHAN, J  Municipalities and Urban

Development
 Writ Petitions (other than service
matters) of Departments not
elsewhere specified
 Panchayat Raj & Rural
Development of the year 2019 and
2020
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
 All Bail applications;
 Criminal Revision Cases - From 2010
K. SURESH REDDY, J onwards;
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 Criminal Appeals of the year 2018
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
 Second Appeals - From 2011 onwards;
 Civil Miscellaneous Appeals - From
2016 onwards;
15. Dr. K.MANMADHA RAO, J (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
16. B.S. BHANUMATHI, J Referred Company Cases;
 Petitions filed under Article 227 of the
Constitution of India and Civil Revision
Petitions - From 2022 onwards
 All Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals
(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 - From 2022
onwards
 Criminal Appeals - From 2019 onwards;
17. K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J Writ Petitions (other than service
matters) of Departments of –
 Home (including quashing of
F.I.Rs./charge sheets);
(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
- From the year 2016 to 2018.
 Employment Generation, Training,
Youth Services & Sports;
GANNAMANENI  General Administration Department;
18. RAMAKRISHNA PRASAD,J
 Health, Medical & Family Welfare,
Women Development & Child
Welfare.
 Civil Supplies and Essential
Commodities.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular
list)
Writ Petitions (other than service
matters) of Departments of

 Forest and Environment; Energy, Science &

Technology;
 Education,
VENKATESWARLU  Universities;
19. NIMMAGADDA, J
 Fisheries & Animal Husbandry;
 Co-operative Societies;
 Irrigation and Command Area Development
upto the year 2021
 Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps &
Registration – From the year 2015 to 2017.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
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 Writ Petitions (service matters including

ACB & CBI) - From the years 2020 & 2021.
TARLADA (Daily after completion of Division
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RAJASEKHARRAO, J Bench work)

(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially

Identified cases in addition to Regular list)

Writ Petitions (other than service

matters) of Departments of–
 Endowments
 Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
 Mines, Industries and Commerce
21. SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J  Urban Land Ceiling and Land Reforms
Cases
 Law & Legislature
 Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps &
Registration – From the year 2018 to 2021
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
Writ Petitions (other than service
matters) of Departments of –
 Right to Information Act;
 Departments of Central
Government;
 Central Government Undertakings;
RAVI CHEEMALAPATI, J
22.  Central Government Corporations;
 State Corporations, undertakings;
 Khadi Board & Wakf Board
 Panchayat Raj & Rural
Development - From the year 2021
onwards
 Social Welfare, B.C. Welfare &
Minority Welfare, Tribal Welfare.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
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Writ Petitions (other than service
matters) of Departments of –
 Factories & Labour Departments;
 Transport, Roads & Buildings;
 Housing Department;
V. SUJATHA, J
23.  Writ Petitions (service matters
including ACB & CBI) - For theyears
2015 to 2017 and from the year
2022 onwards
 Writ Petitions transferred from A.P.
Administrative Tribunal;
 Contempt Cases transferred from
A.P. Administrative Tribunal;
 Food, Agriculture & Market Committee
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in additional to Regular
list)
 Criminal Appeals upto 2015;
 Appeal Suits - From 2017 onwards.
A.V. RAVINDRA BABU, J (Thursday and Friday hearing of
24. Specially Identified cases in addition toRegular
list)

 Criminal Petitions including quashing of

charge sheets and F.I.Rs from 2018 to
2021;
 Petitions filed under Article 227 of the
25. Dr. V.R.K. KRUPA SAGAR, J
Constitution of India and Civil Revision
Petitions from 2018 to 2021;
 Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous
Appeals from 2022 onwards.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition toRegular list)

 All Transfer Criminal Petitions;

 All Transfer Civil Miscellaneous
26. B. SYAMSUNDER, J Petitions.
 Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous
Appeals (MACMAs) - from 2016 to
2021.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)

 Appeal Suits upto 2008.

27. V. SRINIVAS, J
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
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 Petitions filed under Article 227 of the
Constitution of India and Civil Revision
Petitions - from 2015 to 2017;
 Second Appeals upto 2010.
28. B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI, J
(Daily after completion of Division
Bench work)

(Thursday and Friday hearing of

Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)
 Appeal Suits - from 2009 to 2016.
 Criminal Appeals - from 2016 to 2017.
29. T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
 Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous
Appeals upto 2011;

DUPPALA  Criminal Petitions including quashing

30. VENKATA RAMANA, J of charge sheets and F.I.Rs upto
2017
(Daily after completion of Division
Bench work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)
 Civil Miscellaneous Appeals upto 2015;
 Criminal Revisions upto 2009;
31. VENKATA JYOTHIRMAI
PRATAPA, J (Daily after completion of Division
Bench work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of Specially
Identified cases in addition to Regular list)
 Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous
VENUTHURUMALLI GOPALA Appeals - From 2012 to 2015;
32.
KRISHNA RAO,J
(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 the 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’ 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.
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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,the same 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
beforethe 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 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 rosterand, 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 the 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 Passcodes 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, 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 congestionand 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 withas per Law. Photography, recording of audio or
Video of Video Conferenceis prohibited.
The above violations and unauthorized logins shall be considered
seriouslyand the violators shall be dealt with as per law.

11. (i) All Advocates and Party-in-person are requested to join the Blue
Jeans 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 Judges.
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12. 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
yourdevicesfor best VC experience.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. Civil Revision Petitions registered/numbered on or after 11.04.2023 and

Second Appeals registered/numbered on or after 12.06.2023 will be placed
before the respective Administrative Judge and those matters 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
transferredto regular Court assigned to hear Civil Revision Petitions.

16. 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.

17. 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'ble the Chief Justice

Sd/-
Registrar (Vigilance)
FAC. Registrar (Judicial)
28.07.2023.