Hyderabad, July 25 (Maxim News): Senior IAS officer Srilakshmi has received a setback from the Telangana High Court in the Obulapuram Mining Company case. The High Court has ruled that Srilakshmi is an accused in the case. The court has also rejected the discharge petition filed by Srilakshmi. With this verdict, the case will now go to trial in the CBI court. The High Court took this decision after carefully considering the arguments of the CBI and the respondents.
The case began in 2006 after Srilakshmi took charge as the Industries Secretary. The CBI had accused Srilakshmi of abuse of power in the Obulapuram mining lease case. The CBI had argued that the leases were allotted in violation of the rules and permissions were granted illegally. The High Court agreed with these arguments.
The Court found that Srilakshmi had misused her power and committed irregularities in the allocation of mining leases, as alleged by the CBI. In this context, the High Court also considered the revision petition filed by Srilakshmi.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed the High Court to complete the hearing of the case within three months. As per these orders, the Telangana High Court completed the hearing within three months and delivered the verdict.
Earlier, in 2022, the Telangana High Court had discharged Srilakshmi from the case. However, the CBI approached the Supreme Court, saying that the verdict was given without considering the arguments of the defendants. The Supreme Court, therefore, directed the Telangana High Court to re-hear the case.
In the latest hearing, the High Court has declared Srilakshmi an accused in the Obulapuram mining case. With this verdict, Srilakshmi’s discharge petition has been rejected. Now the case will go to the CBI court for trial. Here, a full-fledged trial will be held on the allegations against Srilakshmi.
The Obulapuram mining case is one of the most talked about cases in Andhra Pradesh. In this case, the CBI has taken up an investigation into the nexus and irregularities between officials, politicians, and mining companies. The allegations against senior officials like Srilakshmi have further complicated the case. The High Court verdict can be said to be a key twist in the case. (Maxim News)
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