Telangana HC Adjourns Petitions Seeking CBI Probe into Kaleshwaram Project
Deccan ChronicleThe petitions were adjourned in view of the fact that the state government had on March 14 constituted a commission of inquiry to be headed Justice Pinaki Chandra Gosh, former judge of the Supreme Court to inquire into allegations of negligence, irregularities and lacunae in planning, designing and construction of Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages, the manner of award and execution of contract and the deviations thereof. A division bench, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, considered the submission by the state government, which told the court on Wednesday that the inquiry commission will submit a report after a thorough inquiry into the alleged irregularities and assignments attached to it. Paul, Prof. M. Kodandarami Reddy, advocate Rammohan Reddy, Vishwanath Reddy and Bakka Judson, who sought a thorough and impartial CBI investigation into the allegations of kickbacks, inflated costs, and substandard construction practices pertaining to the project. A subsequent vigilance and enforcement enquiry on whose preliminary report the state government sent a communication to NDSA seeking a full-fledged inspection covering all related issues pertaining to Medigadda, Annaram and Sundilla barrages.