Thursday, April 29, 2010

HC quashes cases against Chamundi

By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, April 28 :The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thurday quashed criminal proceedings pending against Mr Chamundeswarnath, former secretary of the Andhra Cricket Association.

Mr N. Venkat Rao, a native of Guntur district had lodged a complaint against Mr Chamundeswarnath alleging that he had tampered with the bylaws and records of the association. The Nagarampalem police registered a case against Mr Chamundeswarnath. The former ACA secretary challenged the action before the court and Justice Gopalakrishna Tamada quashed the proceedings.

HC refuses to enter Speaker’s domain

A division bench comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition filed seeking a direction to the AP Assembly Speaker to disclose the reasons for delay in accepting the resignations of MLAs recently.

Mr K. Parthasaradhi Reddy, an advocate filed the writ seeking a direction to declare the action of the Speaker in keeping the resignations of MLAs pending for a period of one-and-a-half months without taking any actions as unconstitutional. The bench observed that it will not intervene in matters which under the jurisdiction of the Speaker.

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