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HC reserves orders on hearing CBI cases first
The Hindu
Plea against taking up ED cases involving Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy first
Justice Shameem Akther of Telangana High Court on Friday reserved orders in the writ petitions seeking directions to hear CBI cases first before taking up Enforcement Directorate (ED) cases involving Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. The petitions were filed by Vijayasai Reddy, Jagathi Publications, Carmel Asia Holdings Private Limited and Bharati Cements. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy was MP when CBI arrested him in 2012 with charges of quid pro quo deals during his late father Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s tenure as Chief Minister of the undivided Andhra Pradesh. The ED cases followed. He eventually became Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. Appearing for Mr. Vijaya Sai Reddy and Jagathi Publications, senior counsel S. Niranjan Reddy it would not be fair to first conduct trial of ED cases which were registered based on the First Information Reports (FIRs) issued by the CBI. If the CBI special court acquits the accused in CBI cases, the cases filed by the ED would lose legal sanctity and hence would be null and void.More Related News