Contending that the Centre has divided the people of Andhra Pradesh by announcing the process for formation of a Telangana State, an advocate has moved the Supreme Court for a direction to stay the process.
A three-judge Bench, comprising Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices R.M. Lodha and B.S. Chauhan posted the petition filed by Srikakulam-based advocate Bondada Purushottam Yadav for hearing on February 22.
The petition cited Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s announcement on December 9, 2009 on initiating the process. On December 23, another announcement was made that the Centre would take steps to involve all concerned in the process. On February 3, a committee headed by the former Supreme Court Judge, Justice B.N. Srikrishna, was constituted for this purpose.
The petitioner submitted that by making such announcements through executive orders, the Centre had divided the people of Andhra Pradesh, resulting in disturbance and violence and damage to public property. He sought a direction to restrain the Centre from initiating the process and to identify those responsible for causing damage to public property.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Telangana: Supreme Court advances hearing
The Supreme Court on Tuesday advanced to February 22 the hearing of a writ petition challenging the announcement made by the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on December 9, 2009 relating to a separate Telangana State.
A Bench comprising of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan and Justices R.M. Lodha and Deepak Verma posted the matter for February 22 on the plea of Bondada Purushottam Yadav, an advocate from Andhra Pradesh, that the matter be listed urgently.
The petition was initially listed for March 29.
In a brief hearing, Mr. Yadav argued that such statements creates rifts among the communities having stakes in the matter and are inimical to the national interests.
The Supreme Court had earlier dismissed a PIL filed by a former Member of Parliament M. Narayan Reddy seeking a direction to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker to accept the resignation submitted by 139 MLAs on the Telangana issue.
