HC adjourns hearing on KCR’s plea against power purchase inquiry panel
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Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has adjourned to Friday the hearing on a petition filed by former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao seeking a stay on all further proceedings of the Justice L Narasimha Reddy Commission constituted by the Congress government to inquire into the power purchase agreements made by the previous BRS government and the construction of two thermal power plants.
A division bench comprising Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti on Thursday took up the hearing on the petition filed by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) chief. Aditya Sondhi, the counsel for KCR, as the former Chief Minister is popularly known, argued that the Commission was acting contrary to the law, claiming that Justice Narasimha Reddy acted against Supreme Court orders by unilaterally conducting a press conference to announce details of the inquiry.
The Commission had issued notice to KCR seeking details relating to the power purchase agreements and the construction of power plants. Since he was busy campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections, he had sought more time to respond.
