By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad,April 29: The AP High Court on Wednesday passed an interim order suspending a memo issued by the government directing the ACB not to initiate preliminary or regular enquiry or to register cases against all-India service officers and heads of department without prior permission from the Chief Minister.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Anil R. Dave and Justice Ramesh Ranganathan passed the interim order on Wednesday.
The court was dealing with a petition filed by Mr C Narayana of Penaka-cherla village in Ananta-pur district, challenging the memo issued by the government in 1996.
According to the memo, the director-general of ACB will send confidential reports of all-India service officers including IAS, IPS and IFS and also heads of departments to the chief secretary and obtain orders from the Chief Minister to proceed against them in case of allegations of corruption against them.
Mr P.V. Krishnaiah, counsel for the petitioner, told the court that because of such protection, all-India service officers may adopt corrupt practices without any fear.
On April 24, the AP High Court had suspended a government memo that stopped the ACB from arresting staff caught in disproportionate assets cases.
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