Telangana High Court bars action against KCR and three others based on Kaleshwaram commission findings
The Facts
- The Telangana High Court directed that no action can be taken against K. Chandrasekhar Rao and three others based on the findings of the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission on the Kaleshwaram project.
- The High Court held that the commission’s findings against the petitioners were inoperative or set them aside because they were prejudicial and rendered in violation of principles of natural justice.
- The court also held that the constitution of the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission was not illegal, arbitrary, or unconstitutional.
- The ruling was delivered by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin.
- The petitions before the High Court were filed by KCR, former minister T. Harish Rao, senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal, and retired IAS officer S.K. Joshi.
- The Justice P.C. Ghose Commission was probing alleged irregularities in the execution of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project.
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What exactly did the High Court block?
The court blocked action against KCR and three others based on the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission’s findings, saying those findings shall be inoperative because they were rendered in violation of natural justice and related safeguards Hindustan Times,Indian Express,Hindu,Times of India.
Did the court strike down the commission itself?
No. The High Court said the state government’s decision to constitute the Justice P.C. Ghose Commission was within the law and was neither arbitrary nor illegal; its objection was to how findings against the petitioners were reached and used Hindustan Times,Indian Express,Times of India,New Indian Express.
Who received relief from the order?
The relief applied to former chief minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao, former minister T. Harish Rao, senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal, and retired IAS officer S.K. Joshi, who had challenged the commission report in the High Court Hindustan Times,Indian Express,Times of India,New Indian Express.
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