By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, March 5 :A division bench comprising Chief Justice Anil R Dave and Justice RameshRanagnathan of the AP High Court on Thursday refused to grant stay on a memo issued by the Chief Secretary restricting the Anti Corruption Bureau from arresting government servants involved disproportionate assets cases and indirect trap cases. Professor M S Rama Krishna of the Hyderabad city filed a writ petition challenging the memo.
Mr Gandra Mohan Rao, counsel for the petitioner argued that after the instructions of the Chief Secretary the ACB officials arresting government servants taking petty amounts as bribes while leaving the big fish who has amassed huge wealth scot-free.
He apprehended that these type discriminative attitude of the government will lead to a disastrous consequences in the society.He urged the court to suspend the order and direct the ACB to follow the law.
However, the government submitted to the court through its counter affidavit that the memo was issued on the representation of the Revenue Earning Departmental Association Confederation.
It told the court that after the representation a committee with a group of ministers was appointed and the committee examined the issue and recommended the government that not to arrest the employees and officials involved in disproportionate assets cases and indirect trap cases.
The bench while permitting the Revenue Earning Departmental Association Confederation to implead as a party in the petition , said that it would take a decision after hearing the government's counsel in the matter.
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