SC Defers Chandrababu Plea Till Oct. 9: Ask AP Got To File Documents

Delhi/Hyderabad, Oct 3 (Maxim News): The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred till October 9 hearing on a plea by TDP leader N. Chandrababu Naidu challenging an Andhra Pradesh High Court order dismissing his petition to quiche an FIR against him in the Skill Development Corporation scam case. 

A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi asked senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Andhra Pradesh government, to place on record all materials that were produced before the High Court in connection with the case.

Rohatgi said Naidu’s petition for quashing the FIR should be rejected as the question of section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act does not arise as the provision came in July 2018, while the inquiry into the case was started in 2017 by the CBI. 

Senior advocates Harish Salve, Abhishek Singhvi, and Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Naidu, said all the allegations in the FIR pertaining to the decisions, instructions, or recommendations made by Naidu while the Chief Minister of the state. 

“This is nothing but a political case and the rigors of section 17A would apply in the matter, Salve said.  Luthra said “They are roping him in FIR after FIR” and it is a clear case of regime change.  the bench said it will take the matter up next Monday.  (Maxim News) 

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