HC judge rejects AG’s request on Krishna water issue
The Hindu
Such requests to recuse amounts to bench hunting, says Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao
Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao of Telangana High Court on Monday rejected Advocate General B.S. Prasad’s request to recuse himself from hearing a writ petition filed by two farmers of Andhra Pradesh challenging a GO issued by Telangana government relating to usage of Krishna river water for power generation. When the writ petition came up for hearing in the morning, Additional Advocate General J. Ramachandra Rao appealed to the bench of Justices M.S. Ramachandra Rao and T. Vinod Kumar that it should be heard by a bench headed by Chief Justice Hima Kohli as per roster of sitting arrangements. Justice M.S. Ramachandra Rao said the bench would examine the issue when it would hear the matter during post-lunch session. Meanwhile, senior counsel Vedula Venkatramana appearing for the petitioners said the plea should be heard by the same bench since the petition involved issues relating to Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act. As per roster, AP Re-organisation Act matters are allocated to this bench, he contended.
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