Objecting to the Anti-Corruption Bureau Court
giving former chief minister Konejeti Rosaiah a clean chit in connection with a land de-notification case at Ameerpet, lawyer Sri Ranga Rao on Thursday filed a petition seeking to open the case afresh.
Filing a petition in the ACB court, Sri Ranga Rao said the ACB court had given Rosaiah a clean chit without examining the vital documents he had submitted.
Alleging that the ACB failed to conduct a proper investigation into the case, he submitted a petition for the re-opening of the case.
Sri Ranga Rao said that the ACB officials had submitted false reports, bowing to the pressure of the government, and that they not conducted the probe in a fair manner.
The ACB Court, on 16 August, accepted the Anti-Corruption Bureau's report, and declared that former chief minister Rosaiah 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 taken by him.
Earlier, the ACB had booked a case against former 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 advocate Sri Ranga 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 petitioner 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)