Telangana HC to hear maintainability of plea on A.P. CM’s Jaganmohan Reddy
The Hindu
Telangana High Court will hear contentions on the maintainability of a PIL petition filed by YSRCP rebel MP K. Ragh Ramakrishna Raj seeking deeper investigation into the disproportionate assets cases relating to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy.
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili instructed the HC Registry to allot a number to the petition, overruling the objections raised by the latter on the maintainability of the petition. The petition was filed by Mr. Raju in July 2021.
It was not listed since the Registry raised certain objections over it. Mr. Raju stated that some aspects of the cases registered by the CBI required to be investigated further to ascertain facts. On Tuesday, the bench said it would take a call on the maintainability of the petition after hearing all the parties concerned.
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.