Giving major relief to former AP chief minister and current Tamil Nadu governor K Rosaiah, the Andhra Pradesh High Court, on Friday, stayed an order of a designated ACB court which directed him to appear before it on 2 August in connection with the Ameerpet land allotment case.
The court, while staying the ACB court's orders, observed that the orders were in violation of Article 361 of the Constitution. The court said that it is against the Constitution to issue summons to a state governor.
The ACB court had issued a
summons to Rosaiah on 18 June, asking him to appear before the court on 2 August as he was an accused under Section 409 (criminal breach of trust) of the IPC and under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
Challenging the orders, Rosaiah filed a petition in the High Court, seeking the quashing of the summons.
The court summoned Rosaiah on a petition filed by T Sri Ranga Rao, counsel for Mohan Lal, that the authorities had handed over land in Ameerpet measuring over 9 acres worth about Rs. 500 crore to G A Naidu and others in an unlawful manner. (INN)