Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday allowed Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Minister Peddireddi Ramachandra Reddy to speak to the media, reversing a gag order imposed by State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar, which was also .
Feb 10, 2021, 13:21 IST
The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday struck down the orders of State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar s orders barring Panchayat Raj Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy from speaking to the media till February 21, as unconstitutional.
It may be recalled that the single bench of the AP High Court on Sunday struck down the orders of SEC to Director General of Police Gautam Sawang to confine Panchayat Raj Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy to his residence till the end of AP Panchayat Elections ( February 21).
The Panchayat Raj Minister had earlier filed a house motion petition challenging the SEC orders in the High Court, which came up for hearing before Justice DVSS Somayajulu.
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Last Updated: Feb 09, 2021, 01:47 PM IST
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The apex court said it would also hear on March 5 the separate petition filed by the state government against another high court order in a matter which relates to alleged illegal land transactions during shifting of the state capital to Amaravati.
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These petitions came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and RS Reddy.
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The Supreme Court stated that it would hear the plea filed by the Andhra Pradesh government challenging the AP high court (HC) stay on SIT probe into alleged irregularities in land deals at Amaravati Capital Region and another HC order in a matter related to alleged illegal land transactions during shifting of the state capital to Amaravati to March 5. When the plea against the high court s order came up for hearing, the top court granted the last opportunity to the respondents TDP leaders Varla Ramaiah and Alapati Rajendra Prasad, to file their replies within two weeks and said that a rejoinder be filed within one week thereafter. The petitions came up for hearing before a bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan and R S Reddy.
Andhra HC strikes down SEC diktat to minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy
Challenging the SEC orders, Peddireddy filed a house motion petition in the High Court, which came up for hearing before Justice DVSS Somayajulu on Sunday.
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VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Sunday struck down the orders of State Election Commissioner (SEC) Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar to Director General of Police Gautam Sawang to confine Panchayat Raj Minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy to his residence till the end of panchayat elections. The High Court, however, refused to interfere in the SEC orders barring Peddireddy from speaking to the media till February 21.