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YSR Congress rebel MLAs move AP high court on disqualification

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YSR Congress rebel MLAs move AP high court on disqualification

The YSR Congress rebel MLAs moved the AP high court on disqualification notices issued by the Assembly speaker. The court received the lunch motion and issued notices to the speaker’s office and the YSR Congress. The court also posted the case for next hearing on March 26.

Earlier in the day, the MLAs met Speaker Thammineni Sitharam, and gave letters to him opposing their disqualification. MLAs Anam Ramanarayana Reddy, Mekapati Chandrasekhar Reddy, Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy and Undavalli Sridevi met the speaker and submitted letters to him.

Sridhar Reddy told the media persons that the speaker’s office did not give them any acknowledgement receipt for their letters. He said that they sought time from the speaker to reply to the notices issued to them.

Undavalli Sridevi told the media that she was down with fever and was hit by covid. The speaker did not give her exemption from appearing in person despite getting treatment under covid.

Ramanarayana Reddy said that they wanted to know if the speaker’s office has any evidence to prove that they voted against the whip of the party. “We were accused of voting for the TDP in the MLC elections. We thought that the speaker’s office would give us some evidence to prove the charge,” Ramanarayana Reddy said.

Chandrasekhar Reddy said that he was not well and was undergoing treatment. The speaker did not exempt him from appearing in person. He criticised the YSR Congress for charging them with voting for the TDP. “There is no evidence to prove the charge,” he said and dared the party leaders to prove it.

The MLAs said that they wanted time from the speaker reflecting natural justice. The speaker is not giving time, they complained. They also accused the speaker of acting swiftly on the petition while he remained silent for two years on the resignation of TDP MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao.

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AP HC tells TTD not to give fuds to Tirupati town

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AP HC tells TTD not to give fuds to Tirupati town

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the TTD not to give its funds to the Tirupati Municipal Corporation for the town development. The court told the TTD to wait till further orders and adjourned the case for two weeks.

The court took up the case on Wednesday for hearing. BJP senior leader Bhanu Prakash Reddy filed the case opposing the TTD decision to give Rs 100 crore to the Tirupati Municipal Corporation for taking up sanitation works in the town.

Advocates for Bhanu Prakash Reddy told the court that the TTD had never given its funds to the Municipal Corporation for developmental activities. They also told the court that the development of Tirupati town is the responsibility of the state government and not the TTD.

The advocates also told the court that the TTD had never given its funds to any of the civic bodies for any developmental work. They said that the TTD decision was one sided and the TTD did not consult anyone before taking the decision.

The court told the TTD not to release the funds and not to pay the money to any contractor. However, the court permitted the Tirupati Municipal Corporation to proceed with the tender process for the drainage and sanitation works in the town.

The court also asked the TTD and the Tirupati Municipal Corporation to file counters for the petition in two weeks. The court wanted the TTD and the municipal corporation to give their version to the issue. The court then posted the case to two weeks.

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AP high court issues notices to Sajjala, officials

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AP high court issues notices to Sajjala, officials

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Wednesday issued notices to government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy and some officials on Why AP Needs Jagan programme. The State government had launched the programme with the ruling YSR Congress leaders and the officials taking part.

The officials and others would be going to the people and explaining to them various welfare schemes of the government. They would also give details of the direct benefit transfer to each of the families. The programme started early this month and is likely to continue for two more weeks.

A journalist, Kattepogu Venkataiah, filed a petition in the high court questioning why officials should participate in the programme. The journalist said that the programme is purely political and would benefit the ruling YSR Congress. Ahead of the 2024 general election, the programme would help the ruling party win more seats, he alleged.

He questioned the prerogative of the state government officials taking part in the programme and wanted the court to stop the officials. The petitioner also alleged that government advisor Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy had told the officials to take part in the programme.

The court, responding to the petition, issued notices to Sajjala Ramakrishna Reddy, chief secretary K S Jawahar Reddy and secretaries of Panchayat Raj and Municipal Administration departments. The court then posted the case for four weeks for the next hearing.

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AP High Court reserves judgment on liquor scam

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AP High Court reserves judgment on liquor scam

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Monday reserved the judgment on liquor scam against TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and former minister Kollu Ravindra. The court heard the arguments from both sides of the petitioner and respondent.

The case is that Chandrababu Naidu as chief minister between 2014 and 2019 took new liquor policy benefiting a few select liquor manufacturers in the state. Then excise minister Kollu Ravindra also helped Chandrababu Naidu to take the decision.

State government alleged that both Naidu and Ravindra withdrew the privilege fee in the deal causing heavy loss to the state exchequer. In return they received huge money from the liquor manufacturers, the state government and the APCID said in their reports.

Arguing for Chandrababu Naidu, advocates Nagamutthu and Dammalapati Srinivas told the court that the withdrawal of privilege fee was not reported to Chandrababu Naidu. The file relating to the withdrawal of the fee did not go to Chandrababu Naidu. The decision was taken by then excise minister Kollu Ravindra and excise commissioner, the advocates told the court.

The file was not sent to the finance department, and it was the responsibility of the special chief secretary and not the minister or the chief minister, the advocates informed the bench. The case was filed with an evil intention, they said and requested the court to give anticipatory bail to both Chandrababu Naidu and Ravindra.

The case was filed based on a complaint by AP Beverages Corporation chairman Vasudeva Reddy. The government alleged that both Chandrababu Naidu and Ravindra took the decision, and it has nothing to do with the officials. The two mounted pressure on officials to ensure that the file is moved, and the privilege fee is withdrawn.

While reserving the judgment, the court told the police, particularly the CID not to arrest Chandrababu Naidu in the meanwhile. It wanted the government to wait for the judgment.

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Court tells Naidu not to speak to media

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Court tells Naidu not to speak to media

The AP high court on Friday told TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu not to speak to the media during his bail period. The court responded to the petition filed by the CID seeking more restrictions on Naidu’s bail.

The court also told Naidu not to participate in any rallies and political meetings during the bail period. The court told him to take medical advice and take rest during this period.

However, the court rejected the request to permit senior officers to accompany Chandrababu Naidu and monitor his movements. The court said that there was no need for the CID to watch Chandrababu Naidu during his bail period.

Meanwhile Chandrababu Naidu was discharged from the AIG hospital on Friday. He went to the AIG hospital on Thursday for a health check-up. He was admitted into the hospital and the doctors conducted all tests on him in the last 24 hours.

On Friday, on release from the hospital, Naidu went to the L V Prasad Eye Institute for cataract operation. He is likely to undergo cataract surgery in the next couple of days.

Chandrababu Naidu was arrested in a skill development scam case at Nandyal on September 9 by the APCID police. He was produced in the ACB court in Vijayawada on September 10 and was sent to judicial remand on the same day.

He was released on October 31 on interim bail on health grounds. The AP high court directed Chandrababu Naidu to take medical tests and give the reports to the jail superintendent on return from the bail on or before November 28.

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Judge recuses from Naidu’s case in AP high court

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Judge recuses from Naidu’s case in AP high court

A judge of the Andhra Pradesh high court on Friday recused herself from TDP chief and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s bail case. Judge, Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa, recused herself from the case in the vacation bench.

The case was given to the vacation bench on the request of advocates representing Chandrababu Naidu, on Thursday. The advocates expressed concerns over the health of Chandrababu Naidu. They wanted the high court to hear the bail petition of Chandrababu Naidu and moved the house motion. However, the judge handed over the case to the vacation bench and directed the officials of the Rajamahendravaram central jail to give the health records of Chandrababu Naidu.

When the case came up for hearing before the vacation bench on Friday, Justice Jyothirmai said that she is not willing to hear the case. The case was then referred to the Chief Justice for further action. It is to be seen what the Chief Justice would do and where he would refer the case.

Meanwhile, the ACB court in Vijayawada completed hearing on the petitions filed by the advocates of Chandrababu Naidu seeking the mobile data of the CID officials when Chandrababu Naidu was arrested. The TDP leaders including Chandrababu Naidu alleged that the CID officials were on phone while arresting Chandrababu Naidu at Nandyal on September 9.

The advocates wanted the officials to keep the mobile data safe and hand it over to the court at the earliest. They alleged political involvement in the arrest of Chandrababu Naidu and further said that the CID officials were under pressure from politicians while arresting the TDP chief.

The ACB court judge, after hearing the case, posted judgment to October 31.

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Naidu’s bail petition posted to Oct 3 in the AP high court

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Naidu’s bail petition posted to Oct 3 in the AP high court

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Friday heard the arguments on the anticipatory bail petition of TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the inner ring road case. Naidu’s advocate Siddhartha Luthra presented the arguments in support of his client.

Luthra alleged that the case was a clear political vendetta and there was no road and no case. He asked the high court to dismiss the case. He presented his arguments virtually in the court.

AP CID advocate and advocate general P Sriram presented the arguments in support of the case and said that the accused have tried to benefit some people and thus receive benefits from them in the alignment of the inner ring road.

The ring road alignment was changed to suit some people and the roads connecting to the inner ring road were also changed to favour some people.

Siddhartha Luthra gave counter arguments to the advocate general’s arguments and told the court that there was nothing wrong with road alignment.

The CID booked a case against Chandrababu Naidu, then ministers P Narayana and Nara Lokesh, on the complaint given by Mangalagiri MLA Alla Ramakrishna Reddy. The MLA told the CID that the alignment of the ring road was made to benefit industrialists Lingamaneni Ramesh and others, including the Heritage Foods, owned by Chandrababu Naidu and his family.

The APCID developed the case on the complaint and finally framed the charges after investigating it for four years.

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Don’t arrest Lokesh till Oct 4, AP HC tells CID

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Don’t arrest Lokesh till Oct 4, AP HC tells CID

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Friday told the APCID not to arrest TDP general secretary Nara Lokesh till October 4. The court posted the anticipatory bail petitions of Lokesh in the fibergrid and inner ring road cases to October 4.

However, the court had told them that the APCID could issue notices to Lokesh under CRPC 41A before arresting him. The court also told Lokesh to cooperate with the CID in the investigation.

A team of officials from the APCID have left for New Delhi where Lokesh is currently camping. The officials want to serve him the notice. The officials are searching the houses of the TDP MPs and other senior leaders to know the whereabouts of Lokesh.

Lokesh is holding meetings with the party supporters and the senior advocates from the Supreme Court on the cases to be filed in support of his father Chandrababu Naidu and on his behalf. Lokesh is also accused in the skill development scam, inner ring road and fibergrid cases, which were filed by the APCID.

Meanwhile, the TDP in Andhra Pradesh had given a call to its ranks and file to make sound on September 30 in support of Chandrababu Naidu, who is currently serving the remand period in the Rajamahendravaram central jail in the skill development case.

The TDP wanted every leader or activist of the TDP to beat the drums or plates or sound horn of the vehicles between 7 pm and 7.05 pm on Saturday. This is in support of Chandrababu Naidu, the TDP said.

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High court posts quash petition to Tuesday

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High court posts quash petition to Tuesday

The AP high court on Wednesday posted the quash petition to Tuesday for the next hearing. The court which took up the hearing had asked the CID to file counters for the quash petition.

Additional advocate general Ponnavolu Sudhakar Reddy sought time from the court to file the counter petition. He said that the ACB court had given clear direction to the accused and the accused was sent to jail after prolonged arguments.

However, the court directed the state government and the CID to file counter petitions and posted the case for next hearing on September 19. Naidu’s remand continues till September 24.

Meanwhile, Chandrababu Naidu’s advocate Siddharth Luthra met Naidu in the Rajamahendravaram central jail on Wednesday evening. The two were closeted for 40 minutes in the jail. However, he refused to speak to the media and went away.

Jana Sena chief Pawan Kalyan is likely to meet Chandrababu Naidu in the jail on Thursday. His party leaders have filed the papers seeking permission to meet Naidu. It is to be seen if the jail officials would give permission or not.

South Superstar Rajnikanth also telephoned Nara Lokesh and extended support to Chandrababu Naidu in the hour of crisis. He said that Naidu would come out of the charges clean by the grace of God.

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AP HC posts Amaravati farmers case hearing to Tuesday

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AP HC posts Amaravati farmers case hearing to Tuesday

The AP high court on Monday posted the hearing of Amaravati farmers to next Tuesday, September 12. The farmers have filed a petition in the court seeking direction to the State government and the APCRDA to pay annuity to them.

The farmers told the court that the annuity is to be paid in the month of May every year. Though the farmers have been asking for the payment, they told the court that the government was not paying it.

Senior advocate Unnam Muralidhar told the court that the government was not responding to the requests of the farmers. He also told the court that the farmers are depending only on the annuity as they have parted with their lands.

He further told the court that the government had paid the annuity to a single farmer who filed the case in the court in the past. He wanted the court to give a clear direction to the government and the APCRDA to pay the annuity to all the farmers.

The high court asked the state government advocates whether the government has intention to pay the annuity. The court also wanted to know the reason for the delay in paying the annuity.

The advocates arguing for the government and the APCRDA told the court that they would get the clarification from the government. They further told the court to differ the case to another date as they would require getting the clarification.

The court, on hearing from the advocates, posted the case for next hearing on September 12. The court also directed the advocates to get the clarification from the government and the APCRDA on payment of annuity to the farmers.

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AP, TS High Courts direction to AP Govt on Margadarsi

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AP, TS High Courts direction to AP Govt on Margadarsi

Giving a big relief to Cherukuri Ramoji Rao, the high courts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana State have directed the AP government to stop conducting searches in the offices of Margadarsi. The courts have also questioned the APCID for holding press conferences and telling people on Margadarsi financial activities.

The AP high court which had reserved the orders two days ago, found fault with the state government for conducting searches in the Margadarsi offices in the state. The court also directed the CID and other departments not to conduct any searches in the Margadarsi offices. However, the high court said it could use 46-A rule if searches in the Margadarsi offices were required.

The AP high court also directed the state government not to disturb the day today activities of Margadarsi during their searches. It also cautioned the government against creating panic among the Margadarsi customers during the raids.

Meanwhile, the Telangana State high court at Hyderabad, found fault with the state CID for holding press conferences. The court wondered why the CID officials were holding press conferences and creating panic among the people on the future of Margadarsi.

The counsel for Margadarsi told the high court that the state government was delaying in filing its arguments before the court. The court directed the advocate for the AP State government to file their arguments and counter in the court at the earliest. The court posted the case for next hearing on September 12.

It is now to be seen what the AP government would do in the case, where the government is firm on exposing the alleged financial irregularities by Margadarsi and its chairman Ramoji Rao.

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AP HC issues notices to govt on Amaravati farmers issue

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AP HC issues notices to govt on Amaravati farmers issue

The AP high court on Tuesday issued notices to the state government and the AP Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) on payment of annuity to the Amaravati farmers. The farmers filed a petition in the court alleging that the government was not paying the annuity to them as promised by the previous government.

The previous government which pooled the farmers’ lands to build Amaravati capital had promised annuity of Rs 30,000 per acre to the dry lands and Rs 50,000 per acre for the wetlands. The APCRDA was made responsible to pay this annuity every year.

The farmers said that the present government was delaying the payment despite repeated requests. The Amaravati farmers association and the Capital farmers association have filed the petition seeking the court to direct the state government to pay the annuity without further delay.

It is to be seen how the state government would react to the notices given by the high court. The Jagan Mohan Reddy government is firm on having three capitals with Amaravati as the legislative capital. Though this was against the state government’s commitment given in writing to the farmers, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government is firm on moving the executive capital to Visakhapatnam.

There is a problem with the government’s plans on shifting the AP high court to Kurnool, which was named as the judicial capital. The state government and the high court have to take a common call on the issue.

The Central government had directed the chief minister and high court chief justice to sit across the table and resolve the issue. However, this did not happen in the last four years. It is to be seen how the state government would implement its three capitals’ plan.

It is also to be seen how the Amaravati farmers would react to the government’s plans on the issue, besides protecting their rights.

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AP high court stops checking in Margadarsi offices

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AP high court stops checking in Margadarsi offices

The AP high court on Monday issued a stay order on the state government inspections in the Margadarsi Chit Fund Company Limited offices in the state. The court said that it would give interim orders in the next two days.

The state government and the Margadarsi Group headed by its chairman Cherukuri Ramoji Rao have locked horns in the state. While Eenadu, also headed by Ramoji Rao, continues to write against the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government, the government is conducting searches in the Margadarsi offices and filing cases against the chairman and other employees.

The State CID had already booked cases against Ramoji Rao and Margadarsi managing director Sailaja Kiran in the cases. Besides, the CID had also booked cases against some managers of the Margadarsi branches in the state.

The CID, the Stamps and Registration Department and the revenue wing in the finance department have been conducting raids on the Margadarsi offices for the past two days in the state. There are 37 Margadarsi branches in the state and searches are being conducted in all the branches.

The CID have also filed cases against the Margadarsi by taking complaints from some customers of the chit fund company. The CID had also alleged that the Margadarsi had fake subscribers, while some subscribers were not paid their bid (chit) money.

However, the Margadarsi continued to claim witch-hunt by the Jagan Mohan Reddy government and discounted all the allegations of financial irregularities in the chit fund company.

Meanwhile, a section of people in the two Telugu states and elsewhere have come to the rescue of Ramoji Rao. A hashtag campaign in support of Ramoji Rao was launched in the social media alleging that the Jagan Mohan Reddy-led government was haunting Margadarsi and Eenadu groups.

The campaign – #TeluguPeopleStandWithRamojiRao – is trending in social media.

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AP High Court sets GO 1 aside

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AP High Court sets GO 1 aside

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Friday gave a big shock to the state government headed by Jagan Mohan Reddy.

The high court set the GO 1 aside stating that it was against the fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The court observed that the state government has no right to go against the fundamental rights of the people.

It may be recalled here that the state government had issued the GO 1 on January 2 this year prohibiting rallies and public meetings on the narrow roads. The GO was followed by two stampedes at Kandukur in Nellore district and Guntur city in which 11 people died.

CPI state secretary K Ramakrishna filed a public interest litigation against the bill in the high court. Former minister and TDP leader Kollu Ravindra, AP Congress president Gidugu Rudraraju, former minister Kanna Lakshminarayana, AISF general secretary Siva Reddy, AIYF president Rajendra Babu also filed separate petitions in the court challenging the GO 1.

The court headed by chief justice Prashanth Kumar Mishra heard the case on January 24 and reserved the judgment.

Meanwhile, TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu welcomed the high court judgment on the GO 1. He said that the makers of the Constitution have thought of people like Jagan who might deny the fundamental rights of the people.

The constitution makers have given protection to the fundamental rights, he said and advised Jagan Mohan Reddy to understand the spirit of the constitution.

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AP high court defers jail for IAS, IPS officers

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AP high court defers jail for IAS, IPS officers

The AP high court on Tuesday deferred jail term for a senior IAS officer and senior IPS officer in Andhra Pradesh. The court posted the case for June 16 for next hearing.

The high court single judge bench had awarded jail term for IAS officer Krishna Babu and IPS officer Dwaraka Tirumala Rao in contempt case. It was alleged that Krishna Babu, who was the secretary for the transport department and Dwaraka Tirumala Rao, who was the managing director of the APSRTC are accused of contempt.

The filed men staff of the APSRTC have filed a suit in the high court some time ago seeking regularisation of their services. The court had ordered in their favor and directed the officials to regularise the employees.

However, it is alleged that Krishna Babu as secretary of the transport department and Dwaraka Tirumala Rao as managing director of the APSRTC have not implemented the orders of the court, attracting the contempt case.

As the two officers ignored the court direction, the employees again approached the high court. A single member bench of the high court ordered jail term for the two officers.

The two officers then approached the division bench of the high court which on Tuesday issued stay on the single judge bench orders. The division bench would take up the case for the next hearing on June 16.

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Andhra HC refuses to stay allotment of house sites in Amaravati

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Andhra HC refuses to stay allotment of house sites in Amaravati

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday refused to pass interim orders on a petition filed by farmers of Amaravati challenging the state government’s move to allot house sites in the capital region to non-locals.

The High Court declined to stay the process of allotment but said the allotment of house sites will be subject to final judgment in the case.

The state government declared a new zone R-5-in Amaravati in March to provide houses for poor people over 900 acres of land.

The move has angered the farmers who are already protesting the decision of the state government to develop three state capitals.

Amaravati farmers’ Joint Action Committee (JAC) said the decision was taken without consulting the farmers. They challenged it in the High Court on the ground that this would change the status of the capital region and affect their interests.

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice Ravi Nath Tilhari, however, refused to give any interim directions on the petition.

The farmers challenged the allotment house sites in violation of the master plan. They argued that locals should be allotted the sites after development of the region.

The government defended its action. It argued that farmers can demand lands assured to them by the government but it has the right to allot land to anybody. The court was told that the government has taken a decision to allot land to the poor.

It was in October last year that the government had amended the Amaravati master plan in order to provide houses to poor people over 900 acres of land spread across four villages.

The farmers had challenged the amendment in the court and, on the direction of the court, authorities had organised a meeting in the villages. Farmers had totally opposed the order.

However, ignoring the objection of farmers, the government went ahead by issuing a gazette in March.

Earlier efforts by the government to allot lands proved futile as pro-Amaravati farmers had filed a petition and the High Court cancelled the order. Following this, the YSRC government amended the APCRDA Act to provide house sites.

The new zone-R-5-in the capital region will be within the boundaries of Krishnayapalem, Nidamarru, Kuragallu in Mangalagiri mandal, Manddam and Ainavolu villages in Thullur mandal.

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AP high court CJ reserves judgment on GO 1

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AP high court CJ reserves judgment on GO 1

AP high court chief justice Prashant Kumar Mishra reserved judgment on the petitions challenging the GO 1 issued by the state government regulating the public meetings and rallies on the roads.

The chief justice heard the petitions for the second consecutive day on Tuesday and reserved the judgment.

The petitioners challenged the GO stating that it was politically motivated to stop the opposition parties from holding rallies and public meetings. They wanted the high court to scrap the GO and allow the parties to hold rallies.

However, the chief justice said that the GO was brought only after two stampedes in which 11 people were killed. He also cited an earlier judgment of the Supreme Court, which said that the governments have the right to regulate meetings and rallies on the road in the larger interests and safety of the people.

Earlier, on the previous day, the chief justice took strong exception to the vacation court hearing the case though there was no urgency in it. The chief justice felt that the vacation court judge had acted as de facto chief justice and asserted that he is aware of the facts related to the GO and the connected issues.

While the vacation court had imposed a stay on the implementation of the GO, the state government approached the Supreme Court through a special leave petition. However, the apex court refused to intervene and directed the AP chief justice to hear the petition and resolve it.

Under these circumstances, the chief justice completed the hearing on the batch of petitions filed by the opposition parties. It is to be seen what the chief justice would decide when he delivers the judgment.

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AP high court sets GO 1 aside till Jan 23

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AP high court sets GO 1 aside till Jan 23

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Thursday put GO MS No 1 aside and posted the case for the next hearing on January 20. The high court also issued notices to the State government to file a counter by then.

The high court bench headed by Justice Bhattu Devanand, took up the hearing of a petition filed by CPI secretary K Ramakrishna.

Advocate General S Sriram told the court that the government has no information about the petition. He also questioned how the petition came up for hearing to the vacation bench. He also expressed surprise over the petition taken up in the roster system.

Ramakrishna alleged that GO 1 was brought to silence the opposition parties. He said that no government had taken this sort of decision in the last 75 years of independence. He also claimed that the GO was against the rights of the opposition to hold protests and public meetings.

As the court set aside the GO, Ramakrishna told the media persons that the court had taken the right decision to protect the rights of the opposition. He alleged that the ruling YSR Congress leaders have taken up rallies and held meetings even after the GO was issued.

However, he said that the government and the police were only targeting the opposition parties against holding rallies and political meetings.

The CPI secretary asked the state government to withdraw the GO before the court suspended it permanently.

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AP high court constitutes Central officials to check Rushikonda

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AP high court constitutes Central officials to check Rushikonda

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Thursday directed the state government to constitute a committee with the Central government officials for the inspection of the works on Rushikonda in Visakhapatnam.

The court had dismissed the five-member committee constituted by the state government which included three officials representing the State government.

The high court questioned the state government for having its own officials in the committee that was expected to inspect the excavation on Rushikonda.

The court asked the State government to give the names of the five officials of the Central government and ask them to submit their findings to the high court by January 31, 2023.

TDP MLA from Visakhapatnam Velagapudi Ramakrishna and Jana Sena leader Murthy Yadav have filed a case in the high court requesting the court to stop the excavation work on Rushikonda.

The court had earlier after the initial hearing directed the state government to constitute an expert committee to inspect the excavation works on the hill.

However, when the state government constituted a five-member committee with two officials from the Central government and three from the state government.

The petitioners have again challenged the committee in the high court and filed petitions. Accordingly, after hearing on Thursday, the court directed the State government to constitute the five-member committee with the Central government officials.

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AP high court imposes jail term to TTD EO

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AP high court imposes jail term to TTD EO

The Andhra Pradesh high court on Tuesday imposed jail term for TTD executive officer A V Dharma Reddy. The court took serious note of the executive officer not implementing the court’s earlier orders.

The court imposed one month jail and a penal amount of Rs 2000. The court, after hearing the contempt case filed by three employees, issued the orders on Tuesday.

The court had earlier directed the executive officer to regularise the services of three employees working in the TTD.

The employees filed a contempt petition in the court stating that the executive officer did not implement the court order and regularised their services.

The court wondered why the orders were not implemented and took serious note of the indifferent attitude of the executive officer.

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