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HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SITTING OF THE HON’BLE JUDGES
FROM MONDAY, THE 25th DAY OF MARCH, 2024 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 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;
HON’BLE DIVISION BENCH – I
 Writ Petitions under the A.P. Lokayukta
1. HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE and Upa-Lokayukta Act;
&  Writ Petitions under Consumer Protection
R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J Act;
 All Writ Petitions including Public Interest
Litigations challenging the vires of
Statutes, Rules and statutory
Regulations;
 Writ Petitions and other cases, not else
where specified.

(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.

 Applications filed under Section 11 of the

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 -
From the year 2022 onwards.
2. HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (Daily after completion of Division
Bench work)
(Friday hearing of Specially Identified
cases in addition to Regular list)
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 Appeal Suits (First Appeals) relating

to Division Bench upto the year 2017;
 All Writ Petitions under the Environment
and Pollution Control Acts;
 All Writ Petitions under Arbitration &
Conciliation Act;
 Writ Petitions (Service and Non-Service)
relating to and arising out of A.P.
Reorganization Act;
 Cases relating to Commercial Appellate
Division.
 Family Court Appeals;
(DIVISION BENCH –II)  Writ Petitions, Civil Revision Petitions and
all applications/petitions filed under the
3. A.V. SESHA SAI, J DRT & Securitization Acts;
&
 Civil Miscellaneous Appeals and Civil
NYAPATHY VIJAY, J
Revision Petitions relating to Division
Bench, including such matters under
Commercial Courts Act, 2015;
 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)

 Applications filed under Section 11 of the

Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 -
upto the year 2021;
 All the contempt cases filed alleging non-
compliance of the Orders of the Hon’ble
4. A.V. SESHA SAI, J Chief Justice 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
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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)

 Criminal Confirmations (RT);

 Referred Cases;
 Special Appeals;
 Criminal Appeals relating to Division
Bench from 2021 onwards;
 All Criminal Contempt Cases;
 All Contempt Appeals;
 Land Grabbing Appeals;
 Land Acquisition Appeal Suits;
 Writ Petitions under A.P. Land Grabbing
(Prohibition) Act.
 All Writ Petitions of Habeas Corpus
(DIVISION BENCH –III) matters (including cases arising out of
Preventive Detention Laws);
5. U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, J  All Arbitration Appeals;
&
SUMATHI JAGADAM, J  Appeal Suits (First Appeals) relating to
Division Bench - From the year 2018
onwards;
 Original Side Appeals/Letter Patent
Appeals;
 Civil Miscellaneous Second Appeals
arising out of Prevention of Money
Laundering Act, 2002;
 All Writ Petitions challenging awards
passed under Legal Services Authority
Act;
 All Writ Petitions relating to the staff of
District Judiciary.
(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-
 Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps &
Registration – From the year 2015 to
2017.
6. U. DURGA PRASAD RAO, J
(Daily after completion of Division
Bench work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially identified cases in addition to
Regular list)

 Writ Appeals (service);

 Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous
(DIVISION BENCH – IV) Appeals (MACMAs) relating to Division
[Link], J Bench;
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&  Writ Petitions (Service – CAT & SAT).
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-
 Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps &
Registration – of the years 2018 & 2019.
8. [Link], 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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 Special Economic Zone (SEZ) cases

relating to Division Bench;
 All Writ Petitions (Customs & Central
Excise);
 All Writ Petitions (Commercial Tax &
GST);
(DIVISION BENCH –V)  All Writ Petitions (Income Tax);
9. RAVI NATH TILHARI, J  Income Tax Tribunal Appeals;
&  Income Tax Cases and Gift Tax Cases;
KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA, J
 Central Excise Appeals,
 Wealth Tax Appeals;
 Tax Revision Cases (TRCs & TREVCs).
(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.
10. RAVI NATH TILHARI, 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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Writ Petitions (other than service matters) of

Departments of –
 Panchayat Raj & Rural Development upto
2018;
 All the contempt cases filed alleging non-
compliance of the Orders of the Hon’ble
Judges transferred or demitted the office
or not sitting in the Bench, and other
11. R. RAGHUNANDAN RAO, J cases as directed, which are not allotted
to the Hon’ble Judges, except the
contempt cases filed alleging non-
compliance of interim orders.
(Daily After completion of 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–
 Endowments;
 Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams;
 Mines, Industries and Commerce;
 Urban Land Ceiling and Land Reforms
Cases;
 Law & Legislature;
12. NINALA JAYASURYA, J
 Factories & Labour Departments;
 Right to Information Act;
 General Administration Department;
 Revenue, Land Acquisition and Stamps &
Registration – of the years 2020 & 2021.
(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 –
 Transport, Roads & Buildings;
 Housing Department;
 Departments of Central Government;
 Central Government Undertakings;
 Central Government Corporations;
 State Corporations, undertakings;
13. B. KRISHNA MOHAN, J
 Khadi Board & Wakf Board;
 Social Welfare, B.C. Welfare & Minority
Welfare, Tribal Welfare;
 Writ Petitions (other than service
matters) of Departments not elsewhere
specified.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition
to Regular list)
Special Division Bench  Criminal Appeals relating to Division
K. SURESH REDDY, J Bench upto 2020.
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&
B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI, J
 Criminal Petitions including quashing of
charge sheets and [Link] upto 2017.
(Daily After completion of Special
K. SURESH REDDY, J
15. Division Bench work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition
to Regular list)

Civil Miscellaneous Appeals - From 2016

onwards;
Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
from 2022 onwards;
Writ Petitions (other than service matters)
16. Dr. [Link] RAO, J of Departments of –
 Home (including quashing of [Link]./
Charge Sheets) - upto the year 2017.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition
to Regular list)
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 Original Civil Suits, Original Petitions;

 Cases relating to Commercial Division;
 Company Applications, Company
Petitions, Company Appeals and
Referred Company Cases;

17. B.S. BHANUMATHI, J  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)

Writ Petitions (other than service matters)

of Departments of –
 Home (including quashing of [Link]./
Charge Sheets) - From the year 2018
onwards;
18. K. SREENIVASA REDDY, J  Criminal Petitions including quashing of
charge sheets and [Link] - From 2022
onwards.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition
to Regular list)

Writ Petitions (service matters including ACB

& CBI) - From the year 2022 onwards.
GANNAMANENI RAMAKRISHNA
19. (Thursday and Friday hearing of
PRASAD, J
Specially Identified cases in addition
to Regular list)
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Writ Petitions (service matters including ACB

& CBI) of the years 2020 and 2021;
Writ Petitions (other than service matters)
of Departments of–
 Employment Generation, Training, Youth
Services & Sports;
 Health, Medical & Family Welfare,
20. VENKATESWARLU NIMMAGADDA, J
Women Development & Child Welfare;
 Civil Supplies and Essential Commodities;
 Irrigation and Command Area
Development.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition
to Regular list)

Criminal Petitions including quashing of

charge sheets and [Link] of the years 2018
& 2019;
Writ Petitions (service matters including ACB
21. TARLADA RAJASEKHAR RAO, J
& CBI) from 2015 to 2017.
(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 2022
onwards;
22. SUBBA REDDY SATTI, J
 Excise;
 Finance & Planning.
(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-
 Andhra Pradesh Capital Region
Development Authority (APCRDA) /
Amaravati Metropolitan Region
Development Authority (AMRDA);
23. RAVI CHEEMALAPATI, J
 Municipalities and Urban Development.
 Panchayat Raj & Rural Development from
the year 2021 onwards;
(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;
 Universities;
24. V. SUJATHA, J
 Fisheries & Animal Husbandry;
 Co-operative Societies.
 Panchayat Raj & Rural Development from
the years 2019 and 2020;
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)

Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals

(MACMAs) - from 2016 to 2021;
Appeal Suits – From 2017 onwards;
25. A.V. RAVINDRA BABU, J Criminal Appeals from 2018 onwards.
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)
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Second Appeals upto 2010;

Appeal Suits – from 2009 to 2016.
26. Dr. V.R.K. KRUPA SAGAR, J (Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)

All Transfer Criminal Petitions;

All Transfer Civil Miscellaneous Petitions;

27. B. SYAMSUNDER, J Second Appeals from 2011 onwards.

(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)

Criminal Revisions upto 2018;

All Election Petitions which are not assigned
to Hon’ble Judges.
28. V. SRINIVAS, J
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)

Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals -

From 2012 to 2015.
(Daily After completion of Special
29. B.V.L.N. CHAKRAVARTHI, J Division Bench work)
(Thursday and Friday hearing of
Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)

All Bail applications;

Criminal Revision Cases - From 2019
onwards;
30. T. MALLIKARJUNA RAO, J Cases pertaining to former /sitting MLA’s & MP’s.
(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 [Link] of the years 2020 &
2021;
Criminal Appeals upto 2017;
31. 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.

VENUTHURUMALLI GOPALA KRISHNA (Thursday and Friday hearing of
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RAO, J Specially Identified cases in addition to
Regular list)

Writ Petitions (service matters including ACB

& CBI) upto 2014.
(Daily after completion of Division
33. HARINATH NUNEPALLY, J 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 from 2019 to 2021.
(Daily after completion of Division
34. KIRANMAYEE MANDAVA, J
Bench work)
(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;
Motor Accident Civil Miscellaneous Appeals
35. SUMATHI JAGADAM, J 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 2015 to 2018.
36. NYAPATHY VIJAY, J (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’.

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, 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 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 as per the Roster. All other
interlocutory applications including for Modification/relaxation of
order/conditions shall be posted, as per the roster.
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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, 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 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
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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 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 transferred to
regular Court assigned to hear Civil Revision Petitions.

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’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE

Sd/-
Registrar (Judicial)
21.03.2023