Hyderabad: The Hyderabad High Court has taken up the alleged excavations in Chennampalli fort of Kurnool district in search of treasure as a PIL.
Dr V Brahma Reddy of Kurnool had written to the Chief Justice of the High Court referring to news reports of excavations in the fort in the presence of government officials despite resentment from the villagers. He sought the intervention of the High Court.
He brought to the notice of the court that the authorities had taken up excavation in the fort belonging to the Sri Krishnadevaraya regime in the name of a government order to search for hidden treasure.
The Chief Justice referred the letter to the PIL Committee comprising of judges, which recommended that the court take up the case in the public interest.
