BY S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, Feb. 9: The attorney-general, Mr Goolam E. Vahanvati, on Wednesday categorically stated that the Justice Srikrishna Committee report was not amenable to judicial review.
Mr Vahanvati told Justice L. Narasimha Reddy that the committee was not constituted under the Commission of Inquiries Act, and there was no scope to seek judicial review of its report.
He said that the formation of a new state is a political decision and “it is not in the purview of the court.”
Mr Vahanvati was assisting the Andhra Pradesh High Court in dealing with a petition which wanted the contents of a secret letter on law and order submitted along with Srikrishna committee report, to be made public.
The petition was filed by a former MP, Mr M. Narayana Reddy, who contended that the Centre was not entitled to take into account the secret note of the committee without first disclosing its contents to the public.
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