Hyderabad: The Hyderabad HC has refused to review or issue a clarification on an earlier order directing the CBI special court to expeditiously decide the illegal investment cases of YSRC president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.
A division bench comprising Justice V. Ramasubramanian and Justice S.V. Bhatt was hearing applications moved by Rajya Sabha member V. Vijaya Sai Reddy on Monday, seeking a review, and certain clarifications on the earlier order. He is one of the accused in the illegal investments case.
The HC had passed the order on August 10, 2015 on a PIL by advocate Y. Vedavyas, directing the special court to decide the discharge applications in criminal cases expeditiously.
Informing the court that 11 charge sheets had been filed by the CBI before the trial court, Mr Vijaya Sai Reddy urged the court to direct the trial court to club all cases and commence trial.
He informed the court that in some cases other accused persons had got stays, and the trial court wanted to go ahead with framing charges in the remaining cases. Making it clear that at this stage no orders can be passed, the Bench rejected the petitions.
Hyderabad Cricket Association case to be heard on January 23
Members of the Hyderabad Cricket Association, including its current president Arshad Ayoob, who are accused in a case registered by the ACB, appeared in court on Monday. The court adjourned the next hearing to January 23.
The court was hearing a petition filed by one Azgar Ali Qureshi in 2011, alleging that there was misappropriation of money in the construction of a canopy for the north and south blocks. The court ordered the ACB to inquire into the allegations.
The ACB after conducting an inquiry, filed a charge sheet in September 2016, and summons were issued to the members of the HCA governing body and the construction company Star Mercantile.
On Monday, former cricketers Arshad Ayub, Chalapathi, John Manoj, Venkatesham, Vinod, Naresh Sharma and Devaraju and representatives of Star Mercantile appeared in court.
After Monday’s hearing the court adjourned the hearing to January 23. Former HCA vice president M.V. Sridhar who did not appear in court in October appeared on Monday. He did not appear earlier as summons was not served on him. After the court issued a summons he appeared on Monday.
