Somireddy welcomes Supreme Court fiat on pending cases against political leaders
The Hindu
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Polit Bureau member Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy has welcomed the directive of the Supreme Court to High Courts related to the early disposal of criminal cases pending against the people’s representatives including MPs and MLAs.
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) Polit Bureau member Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy has welcomed the directive of the Supreme Court to High Courts related to the early disposal of criminal cases pending against the people’s representatives including MPs and MLAs.
‘‘The ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leaders including Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and Agriculture Minister Kakani Govardhan Reddy are facing probes by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and they should be ready to go to jail,” the TDP leader said while referring to the directive from the apex court, on November 10 (Friday).
Mr. Chandramohan Reddy also said that 146 cases registered against people’s representatives were pending in Andhra Pradesh, of which 50 cases had been pending for more than five years.
Mr. Chandramohan Reddy, who visited some of the 470 drought-hit mandals in Andhra Pradesh recently, said it was unfortunate that Mr. Govardhan Reddy was yet to reach out to the distressed farmers.
“The farmers are enduring unspeakable hardship because of the dry spell as crops grown during the khariff season have been completely withered in Anantapur and Prakasam districts,” he said.
“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”