Judgement on Naidu’s Quash Petition in SC Today

TDP supremo and former CM N. Chandrababu Naidu is caught in legal hassles for which he has been lodged in the Rajamahendravaram central jail for more than a month now.

There are several cases filed against him, a few of which are still in the hearing process in the courts while he had obtained bail in connection with some others. 

Now, let us take a look at the various cases filed against Naidu and the status of each.

1.    Skill Development case: The case is pending in the ACB court, Vijayawada. Naidu was arrested on September 9 in connection with the same case and had been in remand for the last 40 days. Now, his remand has been extended up to November 1, 2023. It is learnt that Naidu had sent a sealed cover to the ACB court.

2.    Quash petition (SLP) on FIR filed by CID: The special leave petition has been filed by Naidu’s counsels in the Supreme Court. It would come up for hearing on October 20. Arguments from both sides have been heard and the bench reserved the judgement for Friday.

3.  Inner Ring Road Misalignment Case: Hearing over the petition regarding granting anticipatory bail was postponed to November 7, following the request of Naidu’s advocates as the judgement over the quash petition is scheduled to be delivered on October 20. The quash petition has been filed to decide on the applicability of Section 17A in the Skill Development Case. The PT warrant in this connection was also postponed to November 7 in the ACB court.

4.  Fibernet Case: A special court in the High Court issued PT warrant on Naidu which was challenged in the High court seeking anticipatory bail. However, it was dismissed. A special leave petition had been moved in the Supreme Court for anticipatory bail in connection with the case. The case was postponed to October 20 following request by Naidu’s counsels. It will be included in the regular cases list only once the applicability of Section 17A in connection with the Skill Development Case is finalised. 

5.  Angallu Case: The High Court granted anticipatory bail in this case on October 13. 

There is information that CID counsel Mukul Rohatgi lost cool and asked the Honourable Judge to quash the case, if he felt that Section 17A was applicable to Naidu’s case and then he went out.

There is information that the Judges asked Rohatgi many questions and then expressed an opinion that Section 17A could be applicable in connection with Naidu’s case.

The TDP cadre, after knowing the happenings in the court, is of the opinion that the court would deliver judgement which would be favourable to their party boss, on Friday.