Penalising Sakshi media house owned by Kadapa MP Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh High Court judge Justice B. Chandra Kumar said, “It is most unfortunate that this court was not informed that 19 other current accounts were being maintained by the petitioners in various locations. It is also unfortunate that even after passing orders on May 23, the petitioners never approached the court to intimate about the said accounts.
“When the CBI had frozen the 19 accounts with SBI, only then did they approach this court. Now it is shocking to note that the petitioners have opened 19 accounts with Canara Bank and have been transacting with them. It is nothing but a clear violation of the earlier orders passed on May 23 and July 6,” the judge added.
He pointed out that the court had given categorical directions that all revenues and collections should be made through current accounts only and added that it appeared that “they are conveniently hoodwinking and flouting the earlier orders”. The judge directed the companies not to open any bank accounts without prior permission of the High Court and the CBI was directed to inform all banks not to open any new accounts or to operate any existing accounts other than those covered by the orders of the court.