By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad,Feb. 23: A division Bench comprising Chief Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru and Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurkar of the AP High Court sought a report within two weeks from the state government on Wednesday on the law and order situation prevailing in the state.
The court was dealing with a public interest litigation filed by advocate Mr J. Narayana Swamy of Anantapur, who had asked the court to declare the inaction of the state government against the agitating leaders who were creating law and order problems in the state as illegal.
He brought to the High Court’s notice that since December 9, 2009, the fundamental rights of the citizens had been affected due to frequent bandhs, rasta rokos, dharnas and other unconstitutional activities.
Mr Swamy urged the court to direct the state government to invoke the National Security Act against the agitators. Responding to another petition filed by Mr C. Narayana, also from Anantapur, seeking a direction that political parities should not be allowed to call bandhs, the Bench issued notices to all political parties directing them to respond within two weeks.
The court had earlier admitted the petition and had issued notices to the state government, police and the political parties. Counsel for the home department, Mr K. Janakiram Reddy, told the Bench that a counter affidavit had already been filed in this regard.
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