The Anti-Corruption Bureau Court on Tuesday gave a clean chit to former chief minister K Rosaiah in the Maitrivanam land deal corruption case.
Accepting the Anti-Corruption Bureau's report, the ACB Court pointed out that the former chief minister and the officials during his tenure did not resort to any malpractices and did not show any favoritism to anybody.
The ACB court could not find any evidence to build a criminal case against Rosaiah, and no witnesses testified on any bribe taking by him.
However, the ACB Court stated it has found violations of the Land Acquisition Act, which is a civil matter.
The ACB had booked a case against former Chief Minister K Rosaiah and 14 others in connection with a land de-notification case, following a directive from the High Court based on a petition filed by an advocate Sriranga Rao.
The case was booked under the provisions of the Prevention Of Corruption Act, and under Sections 406 (Criminal Breach of Trust) and 409 (Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker) of the IPC.
It was alleged that Rosaiah had favored TD leader G N Naidu and 13 others by de-notifying land worth Rs. 200 crore near Maitrivanam in Ameerpet by accepting a bribe.
The 9.14 acre area was de-notified from land acquisition when Rosaiah was CM, on 15 July 2010.
The petition alleged that though the municipal administration department was against de-notifying the land, the then CM had recommended it and had issued the GO 288 favoring the deal. (INN)
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