Relief for Revanth as SC Refuses to Transfer Vote-for-Cash Case Outside TG

New Delhi: In a setback to the BRS, the Supreme Court on Friday refused to transfer the trial in the 2015 cash-for-vote case involving Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and others from Hyderabad court to Bhopal.

The apex court also denied the request of former minister G. Jagadish Reddy for supervision by a retired judge of the High Court, if the case continued in Telangana.

Jagadish Reddy filed the petition for transfer of the case after the Congress came to power in Telangana and Revanth Reddy became the Chief Minister.

The former minister expressed reservations as the home ministry is under Revanth Reddy’s control and this could influence the prosecution and witnesses fear coming forward.

However, the apex court did not agree with the contentions of the petitioner but directed the ACB Director General not to report to the Chief Minister about the prosecution of the case. The court also directed Revanth Reddy not to interfere in any way with the functioning of the prosecution in the case.

Counsel appearing for Revanth Reddy told the court that the plea seeking transfer of trial in the case was politically motivated. The court disposed of the petition.

The Supreme Court also accepted the apology tendered by Revanth Reddy with regard to his comments on bail to BRS leader K. Kavitha in the Delhi liquor scam case.

The bench, comprising Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K.V. Viswanathan observed that the court did not wish to proceed further on the issue. Further, it said that it was expected that all the three wings of the Constitution show mutual respect for the functioning of each other.