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The Telangana High Court connected Wednesday dismissed astatine scrutiny signifier a PIL petition seeking a absorption to bid for probe by the Enforcement Directorate into alleged misappropriation of funds successful the Narayanpet-Kodangal Lift Irrigation Scheme.
The HC Registry raised objections implicit the plea filed by Bakka Judson, erstwhile All India Congress Committee subordinate and societal activist, alleging that the strategy initiated by the Congress-led authorities progressive misuse of nationalist money. The petitioner charged successful the plea that determination was a quid pro quo statement connecting Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, his furniture workfellow Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy and 2 companies — Megha Engineering and Raghava Constructions.
When the substance came up for proceeding astatine scrutiny stage, the seat of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin sought to cognize the locus standi of the petitioner successful the matter. The seat asked the petitioner’s counsel if the petitioner was expelled from the enactment having been members of the All India Congress Committee. The seat observed that the anticipation of the petitioner having mala fide intentions down filing the PIL plea cannot beryllium ruled retired successful the backdrop of his earlier governmental links.
“This is not a forum to rise this issue,” the seat observed. The petitioner contended that outgo of the task was enhanced from ₹1,450.51 crore to ₹2,945.5 crore done a authorities order. Later, it was further revised to ₹4,350 crore with the mala fide volition of favouring the 2 backstage companies.
The seat noted that the petitioner could not person it implicit the alleged quid pro quo knowing betwixt the authorities and the 2 companies.
