Court summoned Andhra C S

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Wednesday directed the Chief Secretary, the Accountant-General, and the Principal Secretary (Finance) to appear before it on February 6 to explain why they withheld the general provident fund of a retired official.A division bench comprising Justice G. Raghuram and Justice R. Subhash Reddy gave this order while dealing with a petition filed by Syed Abdullah, a retired judicial officer. The bench found fault with the officials for withholding the GPF and said it amounted to abuse of power. "Why have the officials not released the amount even after directions of the Supreme Court?" the bench asked. "It seems that the Secretariat has been turned into an amusement park by officials," the bench said.