Supreme Court relief to Naidu, dismisses plea to cancel his bail
The Hindu
The Supreme Court provided a major relief to Andhra Pradesh CM N. Chandrababu Naidu by dismissing a petition filed in 2023 by the previous Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party government to cancel his bail in the skill development ‘scam’ case.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (January 15, 2025) provided a major relief to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu by dismissing a petition filed in 2023 by the previous Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party government to cancel his bail in the skill development ‘scam’ case.
Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice Bela Trivedi, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi for the current dispensation in the State said a chargesheet was filed in the case and there was no need to cancel the bail granted by the State High Court.
The Bench asked Mr. Naidu to cooperate with the trial and disposed of the petition seeking the cancellation of his bail.
The petition had alleged that the alleged crime relates to a project involving the Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC), Siemens Industry Software (India) Pvt. Ltd. and M/s DesignTech India Private Limited for the establishment of SIEMENS Centres of Excellence, Technical Skill Development Institution and Skill Development Centres in six clusters in Andhra Pradesh.
“Through this project, around ₹241 crore of public funds were misappropriated and channelled through various shell companies, and ultimately pocketed by various accused persons, including the respondent [Naidu],” the petition had said.
Mr. Naidu was accused of expedited incorporation of the APSSDC by overruling objections that it required cabinet approval, making appointments to key positions in the APSSDC to “facilitate the scam”, entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with Siemens and DesignTech without any tender process and expedited release of funds for the project “before any work was done, even overruling the objections of senior officers such as the Finance Secretary”.
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