Probe cop's rant, Hyderabad High Court tells DGP

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court on Friday directed the TS DGP to inquire into allegation against Peddapally deputy commissioner of police abusing the High Court and submit a report before the court in two weeks. Justice P. Naveen Rao was dealing with a petition by P.V. Nagamani, an advocate, and Gattu Krishna Rao, a retired teacher of Peddapally district, to declare as illegal the failure of the state government, DGP and Peddapally police commissioner to take disciplinary action against the DCP for his illegal acts and insulting and defaming the High Court and its judges by uttering un-parliamentary language towards them.

M.V. Rajaram, counsel for the petitioners, submitted that the petitioners had approached the Peddapally police commissioner after they received threatening letters from Singareni Karmika Samakhya that is affiliated to prohibited extremists Maoists group, with a request to take necessary action against the culprits. He told the court the commissioner endorsed the representation of the petitioners to Peddapally DCP asking to take action on their representation. The petitioners then visited the office of the DCP who abused them and also uttered abusive words against the High Court and its judges. Reacting to the submissions, the judge asked the DGP to inquire into the matter and submit a report.

Counter official’s petition, CBI told:

The Hyderabad High Court on Friday directed the CBI to file counter to a petition by L.V. Subrahmanyam, special chief secretary, urging the court to set aside the cognizance order passed by the Special ACB Court of the city in the Raheja Mind Space case.

The ACB has charged the petitioner for extending undue favour to Raheja Group for transfer of land to it for his personal gain. T. Niranjan Reddy, senior counsel arguing for the petitioner before Justice B. Siva Sankar Rao submitted that his client was the APIIC managing director at the relevant time and he had recommended transfer of land at Nanakramguda to Raheja Group as no land was available at Madhapur. Mr Niranjan Reddy said that his client had made this recommendation on May 12, 2005 and was transferred to another department within seven days and hand nothing to do with what happened later.