Ex-minister told to give proof
Tags:
The AP High Court on Monday directed former minister P. Shankar Rao to file an affidavit to substantiate his allegation of there being a criminal conspiracy behind the government's sale of red sanders by the government. A Division Bench, comprising acting Chief Justice P.C. Ghose and Justice Vilas V. Afzalpurkar, told the petitioner's counsel that allegations could not be made without proper evidence or documents.
Earlier, advocate-general A. Sudarshan Reddy brought to the Bench's notice that there was no truth in the allegations. The former minister alleged that the government did not invite global tenders to sell red sanders and hatched a criminal conspiracy with some private companies to dispose of valuable material. He named Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy, forest minister S. Vijayarama Raju, special chief secretary Janaki Kondapi, Zitan Trading Corporation, Andhra Fogaku Limited and Power Group Resources as respondents.
PIL on ex gratia hike dismissed
The AP High Court on Monday closed a PIL, seeking direction to the government to pay higher compensation to the kin of the hooch tragedy victims. A Bench, comprising acting Chief Justice P.C. Ghose and Justice Vilas V. Afzalpurkar, was dealing with a petition filed by a Vijayawada-based advocate T. Subba Rao.
After perusing the affidavit filed by the state government, informing the court that the kin of the victims had already been paid compensation of Rs 2 lakh each and Rs 10,000 as funeral expenses, the Bench expressed satisfaction. It, however, questioned the wisdom of paying compensation in such cases as it may amount to encouraging consumption of liquor.
The petitioner wanted payment of Rs 10 lakh each as compensation and punitive action against those responsible for the hooch tragedy that occurred on December 31, 2011, at Mylavaram in Krishna district.
HC seeks Report on excavations
The PIL Bench of the AP High Court, comprising acting Chief Justice P.C. Ghose and Justice Vilas Afzalpurkar, on Monday asked the GHMC to submit a report on allegations of illegal excavation in and around Golconda fort. The Bench was dealing with a writ petition filed by social activist Jasveen Jairath. The report sho-uld be submitted to the court before August 13. According to the petitioner, excavation work was carried out at the Qutub Shahi Garden, Deccani Garden without the mandatory permission from the Archae-ological Survey of India.
Srilakshmi files bail plea again
Y. Srilakshmi, IAS official, accused in the Obulapuram mining case, has once again approached the AP High Court for bail. The plea will be heard on Tuesday.
Post new comment