Case against CM adjourned

By S A Ishaqui

Hyderabad, April 28 : The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing of a writ of quo warranto filed against the continuation of Mr K. Rosaiah as Chief Minister.
Mr Voggu Murali and five other selected excise constables filed the writ contending that Mr Rosaiah was not competent to hold the office of Chief Minister as he was not elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party prior to his appointment on September 3, 2009 and even subsequently.

When the petition came up before a division bench comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar, the advocate- general Mr D.V. Seetharama Murthy, took serious exception and said the writ was an abuse of process of law and has nothing to do with the relief of writ of quo warranto against the Chief Minister.
He told the court that similar writs filed earlier were dismissed by the court.

The bench asked the petitioner’s counsel, Mr P.V. Krishnaiah, to point out necessary provisions of law and not to make it a political issue. He said that the CLP had authorised the AICC chief to select the leader of the CLP instead of electing any person as the leader and as per the liberty given by the CLP this was informed to the Governor through the PCC president. He contended that this was illegal and against the Constitution. The case is posted for hearing after the vacation.