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AP High Court objects to GO 776, orders independent probe

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AP High Court objects to GO 776, orders independent probe

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has given another blow to the YCP Government. The court issued interim orders objecting to the GO 776 issued by the Jagan regime this year. This GO was issued to withdraw prosecution into a sensational case relating to the mob attack on Old Guntur police station in 2018. The court passed serious comments on the Government and called for an independent probe into the case. If prosecution was withdrawn at this stage, there would be a chance for such incidents to happen in future.

The High Court took strong objection to AP DGP himself announcing withdrawal of prosecution on this case. It was not correct for withdrawing a case relating to an attack on the police station itself. The court was reacting on this following a Public Interest Litigation petition filed by the Legal Rights Protection Forum.

In a rare instance, the court found fault with the language used in the GO. The judges objected to the direct mention of the words ‘muslim youth’ in the GO which would not be acceptable. The court asked the Government to file its counter.

The High Court postponed hearing into this case October 1. The case was sensational at that time when a mob attacked, pelted stones and broke window panes of Old Guntur police station. The mob created tensions by expressing their violent protests against the police not taking action on a man allegedly involved in a molestation case. A few police personnel were injured and lathicharge was also used. A few buses were also damaged in the attack.

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AP High Court extends Status Quo on Amaravati till Oct 5

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AP High Court extends Status Quo on Amaravati till Oct 5

The Jaganmohan Reddy Government received another setback in the court on the issue of Capital shifting. The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has once again extended the Status Quo on the implementation of 3 Capitals Bills till October 5. The judges summarily dismissed the plea of AP Government’s advocates for removing the Status Quo. This is the third time that the court extended the Status Quo. The legal circles say that this has indicated how much the hearings were going on heavily in favour of the farmers who have a constitutional right to demand protection of their rights as per the agreements reached at the time of land pooling for Amaravati city.

The High Court has made a significant observation this time that it would hear the proceedings on 3 Capitals and CRDA Repeal Bills everyday from October 5. Already, a lot of delay was caused in the hearings in view of the Coronavirus lockdown and restrictions. Moreover, the Government already once went to the Supreme Court for relief from the Status Quo. The Apex Court said that it would not interfere with the case as it was pending in the High Court.

As of now, the Government was eager to complete the hearings and get the order of the High Court. Given the current mood, an adverse order might come from the HC and this could be immediately contested in the Supreme Court.

CM Jagan’s major objective since the beginning is to shift Capital to Visakhapatnam as early as possible in order to prepare everything for a stable administration from there.

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Resign if you cannot implement law and order: HC to DGP

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Resign if you cannot implement law and order: HC to DGP

The High Court yet again pulled up the Andhra Pradesh police stating that it had failed to implement the rule of law in the state.

In a scathing attack, the High Court observed that DGP Gautam Sawang had failed to put the police system in order despite serving several notices to him. In far more serious observations, the High Court even asked the DGP to quit if he cannot bring order in the police system.

The High Court was hearing a Habeas Corpus petition filed by one Sukara Narayana over the mysterious disappearance of his nephew Venkata Raju.

According to the petitioner, his nephew Venkata Raju had mysteriously disappeared from his village Indupalli in Amalapuram.

Hearing the petitioner’s agony, the High Court asked the state counsel, “Is there any law and order in the state?” This is not the first instance of why the DGP was taken to task by the High Court. Earlier, the High Court had summoned the DGP on several occasions. The High Court on March 12 pulled up Gautam Sawang why he did not take disciplinary action against Vishakhapatnam police officers who violated the law by illegal detaining TDP president Chandrababu Naidu at Visakhapatnam airport.

The HC had also turned its ire on the state police over the illegal arrest of advocate Subhash Chandra Bose. Hearing a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the wife of High Court advocate Subhash Chandra Bose who was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police, the HC expressed deep anguish over the high-handedness of the cops. The illegal arrests by the police are continuing in Andhra Pradesh despite assurances made by state DGP Gautam Sawang to the court that such arrests will not reoccur, the HC had observed.

Gautam Sawang was also summoned by the High Court in a case related to the seizure of vehicles used for transportation of liquor.

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High Court’s serious comment on ‘Khakhistocracy’ in AP

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High Court’s serious comment on ‘Khakhistocracy’ in AP

The High Court of Andhra Pradesh is stepping its criticism on the way the AP Police and other investigative agencies are working in the State. It has dismissed a case filed by the CID against Teluguone.com managing director. The court passed serious comments that the AP CID obviously acted only to favour the ruling party and filed the case without any maintainable evidence. If this kind of misuse of laws by the police continues, the people will have a feeling that they are living under ‘Khakhistocracy’ (police raj) but not ‘democracy’ (rule of people).

The judge said that the CID officials resorted to gross misuse of their authority by acting out of bias against the accused. If such officials were not controlled effectively, then the people would lose their rights to life and expression. The judge clearly told the officials concerned that chaos and lawlessness would creep into the system if cases were filed without valid evidence only to harass opponents.

The High Court has told the Mangalagiri CID police on their face that they have shown over enthusiasm and political favouritism in filing the case and then taking away the electronic equipment of the accused. This kind of harassment would cause serious harm to the prestige of free individuals in a democratic society.

Actually, a private petitioner complained to the CID that the Teluguone news channel showed a video defaming Chief Minister Jaganmohan Reddy. That would come under the jurisdiction of freedom of expression. But, the CID levelled serious charges and seized documents of the media company.

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HC jolt to Jagan govt on CID against SEC

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HC jolt to Jagan govt on CID against SEC

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday directed the CID not to proceed with the investigation into the case filed against the State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar.

Hearing the arguments of the counsels for Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar and SEC assistant secretary Samba Murthy who filed two quash petitions, Justice Ramesh wondered who filed the criminal cases. “Who gave the permission to file criminal cases against the SEC,” the Justice questioned the government counsel.

Ramesh Kumar had filed a quash petition alleging interference in the independent functioning of SEC and appealed to the High Court to direct the state government to quash the FIR filed against by the CID. a petition, the SEC brought to the notice of the court that the Director-General of Police and the CID authorities had filed a false and frivolous case against him on April 21 at the behest of the ruling YSR Congress party.

He requested that the high court directs the Central government to order an inquiry through any Central agency, preferably the CBI, into the case filed against the SEC by the CID.

Ramesh Kumar also wanted the court to stop the state government, the DGP and the CID authorities from interfering with the functioning of the election commission, thereby stifling its autonomy guaranteed under Article 243 K of the Constitution of India, as being illegal, manifestly arbitrary and in contravention of the spirit of Article 243K of the Constitution. The government counsel argued that the SEC cannot speak about his independence in the light of the private meeting he had had in a hotel in Hyderabad with political leaders.

Justice Ramesh enquired whether any permission was required to prosecute the State Election Commissioner. The single bench judge directed the respondents not to proceed further with the investigation and posted the matter to next week asking the respondent to file the counter.

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AP HC issues notices to YCP, TDP, BJP but not Jana Sena

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AP HC issues notices to YCP, TDP, BJP but not Jana Sena

The Andhra Pradesh High Court issued fresh notices to the ruling YSRCP, TDP and BJP party leaderships to respond with their policies on Amaravati Capital city. The notices were issued based on a petition filed by the farmers who gave their ancestral lands for the construction of AP Capital. The farmers’ advocate told the court that the political parties took one stand prior to the 2019 elections and took a U-turn on that stand after the polls. Following this, in his capacity as the president of YSRCP, Chief Minister YS Jaganmohan Reddy will have to give his response to the court now.

The farmers appealed to the court to take into consideration the changing policies of the political parties to suit their own convenience that were dealing a big blow to them. Consequently, the High Court asked the political parties concerned to respond with their policies. The notice was not issued to the Jana Sena Party since the farmers have not made any complaint against it.

The main complaint of the farmers was against the YCP and the BJP obviously. While the YCP had changed its stand and decided to shift the Capital, the BJP was maintaining a neutral stand. At the same time, the BJP Government at the Centre was saying it had no role to play in the Capital issue of an individual state. Amid this, the farmers were appealing to the court to make these political parties accountable for the Capital shifting. They have produced before the court evidence of the YCP President having promised not to shift Capital out of Amaravati. But now, though Amaravati was being called Legislative Capital, the core Capital infrastructure like Secretariat, CMO and part of legislature were being shifted to Visakhapatnam.

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Relief to Ramesh Babu, HC pulls up Jagan govt on Swarna Palace fire mishap

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Relief to Ramesh Babu, HC pulls up Jagan govt on Swarna Palace fire mishap

A week after Ramesh Hospitals founder and managing director (MD) Pothineni Ramesh Babu filed an anticipatory bail and quash petition, the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday in the High Court.

Hearing a quash petition filed by Ramesh Hospitals MD Pothineni RameshBabu, the High Court passed interim orders directing the state government to stop all further action against Ramesh Babu. The High Court also questioned the state government why the district collector, joint collector and the DHMO were not included in the case.

The court observed that Swarna palace was turned into COVID-19 centre by Ramesh Hospital and the management was treating COVID-19 patients in the Swarna Palace hotel after taking all necessary permission.

The court asked why the state government has not made the district collector, joint collector and the DHMO responsible for granting necessary permission to the management of Ramesh Hospitals. “Will include the collector, joint collector and DMHO in the case. Why have you not made them responsible for the fire accident,” the court asked the statd government.

In the petition, Dr Ramesh Babu contended all precautionary measures were initiated as per the MoU signed by Ramesh Hospital and Swarna Palace.

The police had already include three senior executives, including Dr Kodali Rajagopal Rao, chief operating officer of Ramesh Hospital, Dr Kurapathi Sudershan, general manager, and Pallabothu Venkatesh of Ramesh Hospital.

Ramesh Babu had been absconding from Vijayawada fearing arrest in connection with the fire tragedy at Hotel Swarna Palace on August 9 in which 1O Covid-19 patients were left dead.

Actor Ram Potheneni, who is nephew of Ramesh Babu, stated in his tweet that Hotel Swarna Palace was initially listed as a quarantine centre by the government, and it was later converted into a COVID Care Centre by Ramesh Hospitals. Notices were also sent to the actor by the Vijayawada police in an arm-twsting tactic to muzzle the actor’s voice.

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HC twist to phone tapping, issues notices to CBI, Jio, etc

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HC twist to phone tapping, issues notices to CBI, Jio, etc

The Andhra Pradesh High Court gave a sensational twist to the ongoing phone tapping controversy and issued notices to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as well as the telecom service providers. The court asked the respondents to give their replies within four weeks. The notices were sent to Reliance Jio, Airtel, Vodafone, BSNL, etc.The ongoing hearing in HC on tapping case created a lot of curiosity in the political and legal circles in the State.

The respondents were asked to give their responses on phone tapping allegations either personally or through their advocates. In all, the court issued notices to over 16 respondents. Interestingly, the High Court has also issued notice to the All India Internet Service Providers’ Association.

Originally, the petitioner appealed to the court to order an inquiry by an experts’ team of the CBI to bring out the facts in the phone tapping. But the court has chosen to first get details from the service providers respectively. Legal experts say that this would now put the onus on Reliance, Airtel and other companies also to come clean on at what level they received instructions if phone tapping allegations were true.

Once the replies were placed before the HC, it would be possible for the court to have an understanding on the serious nature of allegations and facts relating to the tapping of the phones of judges. The petitioner has alleged that the present Government in AP was placing a close surveillance on the movements of judges in utter disregard for the judiciary.

BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao has said the Centre will not probe the phone tapping issue. The HC has also taken serious note of such statements.

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HC directs Jagan govt not to give away school, univ lands

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HC directs Jagan govt not to give away school, univ lands

The Andhra Pradesh government has once again received a set back in the High Court on the distribution of house sites to the poor.

Hearing a batch of petitions, the High Court in Tuesday directed the state government to halt distribution of government lands allotted for schools, colleges and universities to fulfill the Chief Minsiter’s welfare scheme.

Deputy chief minister Narayana Swamy had recently found fault with the court verdicts stating that the HC had been creating hurdles in the welfare schemes of the Jagan government.Tuesday “It is not correct for the courts to stall distribution of house sites to the poor,” he had said as the State government had prepared the ground to give away 26.6 lakh house site pattas (registration forms) to the poor.

The houses in the plots, which would be in 14,097 YSR Jagananna housing colonies, would be built over the next four years.

For instance, the Jagan government has prepared grounds to strip the prestigious Telugu University of its lands for the Pedalandariki Illu scheme. The university was set up by former chief minister and doyen of Telugu cinema N T Ramarao in 1989 in an endeavour to promote Telugu language and culture. The university has three campuses at Rajahmundry, Srisailam and Hyderabad.

The Rajahmundry campus was allotted 45 acres and now the Collector issued orders to take back 20 acres for the housing program which goes against the spirit of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014. The university is not yet bifurcated. It is a common property of two Telugu states.

The government is going to spend a whopping Rs 90,000 crore to implement housing for all scheme in the state. Postponed the launch of chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s andariki Illu (houses for the poor) scheduled for July 8.

The launch had been twice aborted previously and was finally fixed for July 8 to commemorate the birth anniversary of the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy, former chief minister and Jagan Mohan Reddy’s father. However, it had to be put off again. Sources said the government has not got any relief from the Supreme Court so far on a special leave petition seeking suspension of an interim stay granted by the AP High Court against a Government Order pertaining to the scheme.

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HC asks details on cost of Amaravati construction

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HC asks details on cost of Amaravati construction

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday sought complete details on the estimated cost of construction of the capital city in Amaravati and how much public money was spent so far.

Hearing a batch of petitions, a three-bench judge comprising Justice Rakesh Kumar, Justice M Satyanarayana Murthy and Justice A V Sesha Sai asked advocate Unnam Muralidhar to submit the details over capital construction in Amaravati. The court served notices to the State Accountant General asking him to submit a detailed report on the source of the funds. The case was posted for the next hearing on August 14.

On his part, Unnam Muralidhar submitted before the court that so far Rs 52,000 crore had been spent as per the AP Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) records. The High Court advocate stated that more than Rs 52,000 crore was spent on infrastructure, government buildings, water, power supply and other works.

The High Court expressed deep concern over the money that had so far been spent on construction of the capital in Amaravati. The High Court asked a volley of questions such as how many buildings were completed, how much money was spent and the outstanding amount to be paid to the contractors. The court asked the government to submit complete details.

During the TDP regime, former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu had built buildings for Assembly, Secretariat, High Court and Raj Bhavan. A major part of MLA and MLC quarters was completed. Nearly Rs 9,000 crore was spent on all the works.

The High Court seeing details on money spent on construction of Amaravati comes after it had directed the state government to maintain status quo on the state capital. The order bars the state government from taking any steps on the two controversial Bills – Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority Repeal Bill, 2020 and the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill, 2020 – approved by the Governor for trifurcation of the capital. The court adjourned the hearing till August 14 after the state government sought 10 days time to file a counter to the petitions.

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Blow to Jagan: HC directs state to maintain status quo on three capitals bill

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Blow to Jagan: HC directs state to maintain status quo on three capitals bill

Nearly a week after Governor Bishwabhushan Harichandan gave his nod to the two controversial bills, the Andhra Pradesh government received a big blow to its proposed move to create three capitals in the state.

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Tuesday directed the Jagan government to maintain status quo on its move to trifurcate the state. Hearing a batch of petitions, the HC stayed the two bills- Decentralization of development and CRDA repeal bill till August 14

The High Court directed the government to file a counter while posting the next hearing to August 14. The petitioners, including Amaravati farmers and Joint Action Committee filed petitions in the HC seeking stay on the gazette issued by the governor

The petitioners through their counsels Shyam Diwan and Muralidhar argued that the bills were approved in the most unconstitutional manner. Governor Bishwabhushan Harichandan last week approved the two controversial bills — the Andhra Pradesh Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of all Regions Bill and APCRDA Repeal Bill paving the way for creating three capitals in Andhra Pradesh — Visakhapatnam as executive capital, Amaravati as legislature capital and Kurnool as the judicial capital. His assent to the two bills comes in the midst of demand by the Opposition parties to refer them to President Ram Nath Kovind. The matter if sub-judice, yet the Governor gave his green signal to the two bills.

On July 18, the Jagan government had sent the AP Decentralisation and Inclusive Development of All Regions Bill, 2020 for setting up three capitals in the state to the Governor for his assent.

Both the Bills were passed in the Assembly in January and introduced in the Council, while the chairman referred them to the Select Committee. The bills were halted in the Assembly for the second time as the session was suspended amid pandemonium.

The previous TDP government has acquired over 35,000 acres of land from over 28,000 farmers in Amaravati. Soon after riding to power, Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had proposed three capitals — Amaravati as the legislative capital, Visakhapatnam as the executive capital and Kurnool as the legal capital. This triggered massive protests from thousands of farmers who gave their lands for the capital construction at Amaravati. ; they have been protesting against the move for more than 230 days now.

The Governor’s approval triggered a fresh political row in the state. TDP president and former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu termed it as a historic blunder AP Governor’s approval to the two bills and slammed Jagan for the proposed three capitals move stating that it was an unlawful decision in violation of the AP Reorganisation Act 2014.

Naidu said Jagan has betrayed the farmers by announcing that the capital will be shifted to Vizag from Amaravati. He reminded Jagan that he once spoke in favour of Amaravati as the only capital of the state on the floor of the Assembly when he was the Opposition leader prior to 2019 elections. But, after coming to power, the chief minister reversed his decision . “This is betrayal. The dreams of five crore people of Andhra Pradesh remain shattered and farmers aspirations have been butchered by this chief minister,” Naidu criticized.

Naidu also threw a challenge at Jagan to seek re-election as a referendum on the three capitals issue. He challenged the YSRCP leaders to resign and seek fresh voting on Amaravati. He said the TDP leaders, including himself, are ready to resign and seek re-election. “We are ready to quit. Will you also resign and seek a fresh vote on Amaravati and your unwise decision to create three capitals,” Naidu had asked.

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HC relief to Amara Raja Infratech

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HC relief to Amara Raja Infratech

In a set back to the Jagan government, the Andhra Pradesh High Court ordered a stay on the GO issued by the state government to take back 253 acres of land, out of the 483 acres allocated to Amara Raja Infratech (P) Ltd in Chittoor district.

The Jagan government had issued G.O. 33 issued allowing APIIC Limited to take back the unutilised land of 253 acres out of the 483 cres allocated to the M/s. Amara Raja Infratech (P) Ltd.

Challenging the state government move to take back the land, Amara Raja Infratech moved the High Court. The government had contended that the company has not fulfilled its promise to invest Rs 2,100 crore with a potential employment generation of 20,000.

Amara Raja Infratech questioned the government’s wisdom in taking back the land stating that it had entered into a sale agreement with APIIC to buy the land. The company contended that the state government sold the land to APIIC and in turn APIIC had sold the land to the company.

Hearing the petition on Monday, the High Court granted an interim stay over taking back of unused 253 acres from Amar Raja Infra Tech by the AP government.

TDP Lok Sabha member Jayadev Galla family is the promoter of Amara Raja Group companies. The group employees over 20,000 people and generates thousands of crores in revenues.

TDP president Chandrababu Naidu had earlier called it as an act of political vendetta to take back the land allotted to Amara Raja Infratech.

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AP High Court pulls up state police over advocate’s arrest

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AP High Court pulls up state police over advocate’s arrest

The Andhra Pradesh High Court turned its ire on the state police over the illegal arrest of an advocate.

Hearing a Habeas Corpus petition filed by the wife of High Court advocate Subhash Chandra Bose who was arrested by the Andhra Pradesh police, the HC expressed deep anguish over the high-handedness of the cops. The court observed that if a senior advocate was arrested and ill-treated by the police, it is difficult to even imagine the plight of the common man. “It is not just about a lawyer. It’s about the common man on the street,” the court observed.

The illegal arrests by the police are continuing in Andhra Pradesh despite assurances made by state DGP Gautam Sawang to the court that such arrests will not reoccur, the HC observed.

Earlier, the High Court had summoned Gautam Sawang to appear in the court in February 2020 in connection with a Habeas Corpus petition filed against the police for illegally arresting two people – Reddi Gowtham and his wife Y Lochini from north Andhra in October. The police had failed to produce the duo before the court. After examining the Habeas Corpus petition, the HC had ordered a judicial inquiry and a senior civil judge of Vizag city was appointed to conduct an inquiry into the petition.

In the Habeas Corpus petition filed by the wife of High Court advocate Subhash Chandra Bose, the petitioner argued that her husband was illegally detained by the Prathipadu police, Yeleshwaram village in the East Godavari district without following due procedures. The petitioner contended that her husband was arrested in the middle of the night by breaking open the doors of their residence. She stated that Prathipadu CI, Yeleshwaram SIs and constables bared into their residence on Sunday midnight and illegally detained him.

She also informed the court that the police did not inform why her husband was being arrested or where he was being taken. In the petition, she also mentioned that her father–in-law worked as Yeleshwaram municipal chairman.

She also stated that her husband has political differences with the ruling dispensation and that her husband was threatened on several occasions by the ruling party leaders. In this context, her husband also filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission. In the petition, she appealed to the court to give orders to the police to produce her husband before it.

A two-bench of the High Court headed by Justices Rakesh Kumar and Suresh Reddy on Tuesday ordered the East Godavari Superintendent of Police to produce the arrested advocate, Subhash Chandra Bose, before it on July 27. Further, the HC directed the Andhra Pradesh police to submit a detailed report on why it had to swoop down on the residence of Subhash Chandra Bose to conduct the midnight arrest. The court also questioned why Andhra Pradesh had failed to follow due procedures in arresting the advocate.

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HC turns down Pithani Suresh anticipatory bail plea

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HC turns down Pithani Suresh anticipatory bail plea

The High Court on Monday turned down the anticipatory bail petition filed by former labour and employment minister Pithani Satyanarayana’s son Pithani Suresh.

On July 10, Pithani Suresh filed anticipatory bail petition after the ACB arrested Pithani Satyanarayana’s former personal secretary Murali Mohan at the Secretariat in Amaravati. Fearing arrest, Pithani Suresh had filed an anticipatory bail.

The petitioner’s lawyer argued that the arrests were being carried out as part of the YSRCP government’s vindictive politics. Hearing the case, the High Court on Monday rejected the anticipatory bail plea. The ACB officials are on the lookout for Pithani Suresh to arrest him. On July 10, the ACB sleuths swooped down on his residence in Hyderabad.

The ACB has so far arrested at least 10 accused in the ESI scam, including senior TDP leader Atchannaidu.

The ESI scam relates to several irregularities in the purchase of medicines, surgical equipment and furniture to the tune of Rs 150. The Vigilance and Enforcement directorate found irregularities in the procurement of drugs, medicines and medical kits.

Atchannaidu was arrested on June 12 in an early morning swoop from his residence in Tekkali in Srikakulam district although his name did not figure in the Vigilance and Enforcement directorate report. ESI directors C Ravi Kumar, G Vijay Kumar, joint director Janardhan, superintendent Chakravarthy and a senior assistant were already arrested.

Around 300 police personnel circled Atchannaidu’s residence, some of them even scaled the compound wall, barged in and arrested. The TDP leader at the time of arrest underwent piles surgery. Despite the surgery, the TDP leader was made to travel more than 500 kms from his home town to Guntur and forced to sit in a car for over 15 hours.

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Amara Raja Group goes to High Court against Govt order

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Amara Raja Group goes to High Court against Govt order

One by one, most of the industrial groups are knocking at the doors of the courts against the policies of the Jaganmohan Reddy government. Global solar companies have already been fighting legal battles. The Navayuga Group once approached the court on the Polavaram project issue. Now, the Amara Raja Batteries major company has gone to the High Court seeking justice in the face of political victimisation by the Jagan Reddy regime. The company asked the Court for cancelling the AP Government’s order regarding the lands.

It may be recalled that Amara Raja Group belongs to MP Galla Jayadev family. The ruling YCP has been bringing pressure on the Galla family for shifting loyalty. As they were not yielding, the Jagan Reddy regime issued orders to take back 253 acres that were allotted to Amara Raja Batteries in Chittoor district.

The High Court heard the case today and reserved its orders. The company was asserting that they were strictly adhering to the agreement reached with the Government. The remaining acres would also be used for the future expansion of their project. But, now the government’s latest order has come as a rude shock to the company. Ever since coming to power, the CM has been relentlessly targetting all Opposition leaders who have got industries, mines and businesses. It is becoming more and more difficult for rival leaders to continue in politics because of unchecked political victimisation.

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Petition in HC over Atchannaidu’s release from Vijayawada sub-jail

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Petition in HC over Atchannaidu’s release from Vijayawada sub-jail

A petition was filed in the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday to shift former labour minister and TDP deputy floor leader in the State Assembly Kinjarapu Atchannaidu from Vijayawada sub-jail to the Guntur General Hospital.

The petitioner, P Venkatesh, argued that the YSRCP government in an act of political vendetta has exerted pressure on the Guntur General Hospital management in discharging Atchannaidu from the hospital and shifted him to Vijayawada sub-jail.

The petitioner also contended Atchannaidu was discharged from the hospital even though he did not completely recover from the second surgery he had undergone in the Guntur General Hospital. Considering Atchannaidu’s medical condition, the petitioner appealed to the court to direct the government to admit him in a hospital for further treatment. The High Court is likely to hear the case tomorrow.

On Wednesday, Atchnnaidu was discharged from the Guntur General Hospital and shifted to Vijayawada sub-jail even as the ACB court is likely to take up Atchnnaidu’s bail petition today.

Atchnnaidu had also written to the superintendent of Guntur General Hospital that he be discharged from the hospital only after his complete recovery. Further, Atchnnaidu in his letter to the superintendent noted that certain medical reports were still pending. Atchnnaidu had to undergo colonoscopy and Covid-19 tests.

Despite his plea, Atchnnaidu was shifted to Vijayawada sub-jail. Atchnnaidu was shifted to the Vijayawada sub-jail after the ACB sleuths had completed its interrogation in the Guntur General Hospital. The interrogation had lasted for about 10 hours and 30 minutes spread over the three days, three hours on the first day, five hours the second day and two hours and 30 minutes the third day. Earlier, the ACB court on June 27 had extended the remand of Atchannaidu till July 10.

Atchannaidu was arrested on June 12 in an early morning swoop from his residence in Tekkali in Srikakulam district. Around 300 police personnel circled Atchannaidu’s residence, some of them even scaled the compound wall, barged in and arrested.

The TDP leader at the time of arrest underwent piles surgery. Despite the surgery, the TDP leader was made to travel more than 500 kms from his home town to Guntur and forced to sit in a car for over 15 hours. Atchannaidu was arrested in the ESI scam that relates to the purchase of drugs, medicines, medical kits and furniture. The Vigilance and Enforcement directorate found irregularities in the procurement of drugs, medicines and medical kits.

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Release seized vehicles in 3 days: HC to Gautam Sawang

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Release seized vehicles in 3 days: HC to Gautam Sawang

In a huge embarrassment to the state police, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday pulled up DGP Gautam Sawang on the seizure of vehicles used for transportation of liquor.

Hearing a batch of petitions, the High Court ordered the police to immediately release the seized vehicles. Asking the DGP to explain why due procedures were not followed in seizure of the vehicles, the court gave three days time to release the vehicles and hand them over to the respective owners.

The petitioners contended that the police were not following the rules stipulated under CrPC and the AP Excise Act in seizing the vehicles and that their vehicles were getting damaged as they were kept outside the police stations.

Earlier, the HC had pulled up Gautam Sawang why action should not be taken against the police for arresting TDP president and former chief minister

N Chandrababu Naidu at the Vizag airport on February 27 when he arrived to participate in various party programmes. The TDP boss was arrested despite securing necessary permissions from the police to hold the party’s programmes. However, the YSRCP workers arrived at the airport and disallowed Naidu from entering into the city and thereby forcibly stopped him from taking part in the party’s programmes. Deposing before the court,

Sawang had admitted that Naidu’s arrest was not in the spirit of Sec.151(1). The HC asked him to take action against the assistant commissioner and the commissioner of police of Vizag who served the arrest notice.

In another case, Gautam Sawang had to appear before the court on February 14 in connection with a habeas corpus petition filed by a person from Visakhapatnam accusing the police of illegally confining his son and daughter-in-law in a house in Vijayawada.

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HC grants anticipatory bail to Ayyanna Patrudu

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HC grants anticipatory bail to Ayyanna Patrudu

In a big relief to senior TDP leader and former minister Chintakayala Ayyanna Patrudu, the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to him against whom a case under the Nirbhaya Act was booked.

Narsipatnam municipal Commissioner Krishnaveni filed a case against Ayyanna Patrudu under Sections 354-A (4), 500, 504, 5050 (1) (B), 505 (2), 506 and 509 under the Nirbhaya Act.

On his part, Ayyanna Patrudu moved the Andhra Pradesh High Court contending that the Jagan government was acting out of political vendetta by foisting false cases against him. He had urged the High Court to dismiss the cases filed against him.

On Monday, hearing the petition, the High Court granted anticipatory bail to Ayyanna Patrudu.

Narsipatnam municipal Commissioner Krishnaveni filed a case against Ayyanna Patrudu when the TDP leader questioned why his grandfather Latcha Patrudu’s photo was removed from the municipal office. However, Krishnaveni accused Ayyanna Patrudu of making objectionable comments against her and filed a police case against him.

Earlier, Dr Sudhakar Rao was arrested after he met Ayyanna Patrudu. Dr Sudhakar Rao’s mother Kaveri Bai had pointed out that his son was beaten, dragged on the streets and sent to an asylum only because he had met Ayyanna Patrudu.

TDP president and former CM N Chandrababu Naidu termed the arrests of the party leaders as politically motivated. Naidu had also complained to Governor Bishwabhushan Harichandan that the arrests and foisting of cases against party leaders Atchannaidu, Ayanna Patrudu, Prabhakar Reddy and his son Asmith Reddy were undemocratic and acts of political vengeance.

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Jagan Govt playing cat and mouse game with AP High Court?

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Jagan Govt playing cat and mouse game with AP High Court?

AP Government’s Advocate General has said Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar has illegally appointed himself as State Election Commissioner based on the High Court order. He says the restoration of Ramesh Kumar is left to the State government as per the court order. After this, State Election Commission Secretary has issued a statement withdrawing Ramesh Kumar taking charge as SEC. Now, the Government says since it is the implementing authority of the court orders, it can take its own sweet time to use its right of appeal in higher court. The Jagan Reddy regime has been displaying the same defiance against each and every High Court order. It was clear in respect of the YCP flag colours on Government buildings and also English medium in government schools.

The High Court gave a landmark, final judgement in Ramesh Kumar case. It has also termed appointment of SEC Kanagaraj as highly objectionable and untenable since it has dismissed the Ordinance concerned as unconstitutional. The High Court has listed out lots of points finding fault with the Government.

Advocates fraternity, opposition parties and civil society hailed the judgement as a victory for democracy and a slap for Jagan Reddy Government. All their enthusiasm was gone as once again AP Government defied High Court orders and caused removal of SEC Ramesh Kumar a second time. Analysts say Jagan Reddy regime is obviously playing a dangerous cat and mouse game with the judiciary. Especially, it is reversing each and every order of the High Court just as it has reversed all tenders and development and welfare of previous TDP rule.

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Dr Sudhakar Rao in police or judicial custody? HC asks AP

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Dr Sudhakar Rao in police or judicial custody? HC asks AP

After receiving a hard knock on the knuckles of the AP government in Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, the Jagan government received another blow in Dr Sudhakar Rao’s case.

Hearing a petition filed by Dr Sudhakar Rao who is confined to the government mental hospital in Vizag, the High Court on Friday asked the state government to clarify if the doctor was in the police or judicial custody. Further, the court raised serious apprehensions about the medical treatment being given to Dr Sudhakar Rao and directed the state government to ensure that the doctor gets best of treatment. To this, the government assured the court that Dr Sudhakar Rao will be given good care and treatment. The government counsel sought two days time to submit a detailed report. “What is the guarantee that there won’t be any problem to the doctor’s health in these two days,” the court questioned the state counsel.

The court was hearing a petition filed by Dr Sudhakar Rao who moved the High Court appealing the court to give a directive to the state government to shift him to another hospital. In the petition, Dr Sudhakar Rao said doctors at the mental hospital in Vizag were administering wrong medicines, medicines that are used to treat insane patient. He also listed the medicines that were being administered including Calmpose and Haloperidol. Haloperidol is an antipsychotic medicine that is used to treat schizophrenia. He said the medicines have caused serious side-effects. The High Court had already directed the CBI to probe the highhandedness of the police.

Dr Sudhakar Rao was suspended as civil surgeon from the Narsipatnam government hospital. In a move that is seen as vendetta, the doctor was arrested on charges of drunk driving. He was dragged on the streets, his shirt removed, his both hands tied with a rope while a constable repeatedly delivered blows with his lathi.

On Friday, Dr Sudhakar Rao’s mother Kaveri Rao visited the Government Mental Hospital and expressed fears that her son’s life was at a grave risk. She demanded that her son be shifted to another hospital. Lashing out at the state government for illegal confinement of her son in a mental hospital, Kaveri Rao said it is unfortunate that the ruling dispensation has attributed political motives to her son for raising his voice against the shortage of medical equipment in government hospitals.

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