April 25: Justice Ashutosh Mohunta of the AP High Court on Monday dismissed the petitions of YSR Congress Party leaders including former chairman of the TTD, Mr B. Karunakar Reddy, to restore their personal security. The judge was dealing with four petitions filed by Mr Karunakar Reddy, Mr R. Siva Prasad Reddy. Mr P. Mallikarjuna Reddy of Kadapa and Mr Gangula Subhash Reddy of Kurnool district. The advocate-general, Mr Sudersan Reddy, opposing the petitions categorically said that the High Court has no machinery to determine the threat perception of a person.
He said that a state-level high power committee comprising senior police officers and security experts is the competent body to determine threat perception of a person. The committee which has examined 298 cases, recommended the continuation of security in 110 cases and the remaining were rejected. The judge agreeing with the contentions dismissed the plea of Karunakar Reddy and Mallikarjuna Reddy and reserved the orders on the plea of Mr. Siva Prasad Reddy. The judge disposed of the plea of Mr Subhash Reddy.
Status quo on Wakf land at Shaikpet
The High Court on Monday directed the GHMC authorities to maintain status quo with regard to laying roads across a burial ground at Shaikpet in the city. The court was dealing with a petition seeking a direction to restrain the GHMC from laying the road. The petitioner brought to the notice of the court the land in question was declared as Wakf land and also had a mosque.
HC notice to GHMC over mobile tower
The HC on Monday issued a notice to the GHMC for its failure to remove a cellphone tower from the Hyderguda. Mr Nissaruddin Ahmed Jeddy, a practising lawyer in the city, along with another person filed a petition for removal of the tower.
