HC says no to AP High Court building
Hyderabad, May 1 (INN): The Hyderabad High Court on Friday made it clear that there would be no division of High Court till the construction of new building for Andhra Pradesh High Court in the residuary State. Further, the building for AP High Court could not be constructed in Telangana State.
Delivering its judgment on a petition pertaining to bifurcation of High Court, the court said that as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, the present HC building would belong to Telangana State. The court said that the responsibility of construction of new High Court building for AP lies with the Centre. Therefore, the Central Government should release funds for the purpose.
The court said that the existing premises would be utilized jointly by Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Governments and if required, separate benches can be established. The court also ruled that the Telangana Government was not empowered to establish separate High Court at a land near Gachibowli or any other place for Telangana State.
News Posted: 1 May, 2015
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