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Vijayawada: Through an interim order, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday stayed the construction of houses in the R-5 Zone of capital region Amaravati. AP government sources said it would file an SLP in the Supreme Court for relief against the high court’s interim order. The High Court Bench observed: “Prima facie, this court is of the opinion that …

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KAKINADA: Rajya Sabha member and YSRC leader Pilli Subhashchandra Bose has found fault with AP High Court with regard to its judgement on Amaravati being the capital. The MP went on to cite a Supreme Court judgement, which states that “Right to Choose the Capital’’ lies only with the state government. Speaking at a round table meeting on decentralisation here …

AP goes to Supreme Court with SLP on three capitals

VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh government has filed a special leave petition in Supreme Court against AP High Court’s judgement that the state is not competent to legislate on its three capitals. In its SLP at the country’s highest court, AP government has taken a stand that if a state, reorganised as per provisions of a Central Act under Articles 3 and …