High Court deems three-capitals petitions infructuous after Amaravati law
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The Andhra Pradesh High Court has dismissed over 120 petitions against the three-capitals plan as infructuous following legislative confirmation of Amaravati as the sole capital.
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- The Andhra Pradesh High Court declared more than 120 petitions opposing the three-capitals plan as infructuous on Friday.
- This ruling follows a parliamentary amendment to the AP Reorganisation Act that formally established Amaravati as the state's sole capital.
- Legal proceedings were impacted because the legislative change settled the primary dispute regarding the capital's status.
- The court scheduled a follow-up session for November 20 to review any remaining pending matters.
- This decision provides finality to the long-standing debate over the state capital's location.
What to watch next
- Supreme Court hearing on November 29, 2026 regarding appeals against the 2022 High Court judgment.
- High Court review of remaining pending cases on November 20, 2026.
- Status of infrastructure project completion in Amaravati by the state government.
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Dammalapati Srinivas
Advocate General
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“the government had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in December 2024 expressing its commitment to complete the infrastructure projects in Amaravati in three years, and the works were going on at a brisk pace.”
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…appeals filed in the Supreme Court against the High Court’s Amaravati judgment of March 3, 2022, being heard on November 29, 2026. Representing the State, Advocate General Dammalapati Srinivas informed the Bench that the government had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court in December 2024 expressing its commitment to complete the infrastructure projects in Amaravati in three years, and the works were going on at a brisk pace. Counsel for some petitioners said it would be appropriate for the State government to settle the issue by withdrawing the Special Leave Petitions (SLPs) through which the previous YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government…
Jandhyala Ravi Sankar
Senior counsel
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“more than 120 petitions had been filed in the High Court against the proposed three capitals, and his prayer for continuous mandamus had already been conceded in the High Court judgment.”
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…Act, both of 2020. A senior advocate sought the allotment of developed plots to all the beneficiaries of the Land Pooling Scheme (LPS) in a time-bound manner. Senior counsel Jandhyala Ravi Sankar told The Hindu that more than 120 petitions had been filed in the High Court against the proposed three capitals, and his prayer for continuous mandamus had already been conceded in the High Court judgment. The matters under review were largely procedural, he said, because the larger issue of the capital had been decided on merits. The then Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had proposed in December 2019 to develop…
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