Tuesday, August 17, 2010

AP High Court to hear AP plea on stopping probe against OMC mining

By S A Ishaqui

Hyderabad, Aug. 16: A division bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar will hear a writ appeal filed by the state government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the order of a single judge which stalled the probe into the alleged illegal mining by Obulapuram Mining Company and others at Anantapur on September 21.

Mr P. Kesava Rao, the special standing counsel for the CBI, told the bench that an additional solicitor general will appear on behalf of the CBI to argue the case and urged the court to adjourn the case to September 21.

The single judge had granted a stay on the probe on June 14, 2010. The CBI contended that the single judge’s order was “erroneous in law and contrary to the facts of the case”.

The state government argued that the CBI had found prima facie evidence against OMC which has allegedly resorted to illegal mining.

AP told to continue services of AIDS staff

Justice Nooty Ramamohana Rao of the AP High Court on Monday directed the government continue the services of outreach workers engaged for controlling HIV/AIDS. The judge granted the orders while dealing with a petition filed by one Mr K. Srinivas of Mahbubnagar and others, challenging the discontinuance of their services. They said they were engaged for prevention of parent to child transmission of HIV/AIDS.

Notice to AP on land near Maitrivanam

The AP High Court on Monday issued notices to the state government and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority on a petition challenging the GO. Ms. No. 288, dated July 16, 2010. The state issued the GO by exempting 9.14 acres situated beside Maithrivanam at Ameerpet from the land acquisition by considering the application of Mr G.N. Naidu and 14 others. It was challenged by one Mr P. Krishna Reddy.

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