Andhra Pradesh High Court news: Invoking the Latin maxim “ dura lex sed lex ”, which means “the law is hard, but it is the law”, the Andhra Pradesh High Court shut down a 20-year-old sweet-making business in a village after residents complained that smoke from ovens fired with wood powder and corn waste was causing “nuisance and health problems”. Justice Subba Reddy Satti was hearing a writ petition filed by one Thandyala Prasada Rao, challenging notices issued by the Ponduru Gram Panchayat, Srikakulam district, in January and February 2023, directing the closure of his sweet preparation unit. The petitioner sought quashing of the notices, alleging violation of natural justice and infringement of his right to carry on trade under Article 19(1)(g) of the Constitution . “When the violations are writ large, the Court shall not allow the violations to perpetuate.…