The Dharmabad court in Maharashtra has rejected the recall petition on Friday and it ordered that AP Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu should appear before the court on Oct 15.
The judge asked the advocate as to why Mr Naidu and others did not personally appear in connection with the non bailable arrest warrants against them in the Babli project agitation case.
In a serious observation, the judge remarked that the courts do not differentiate between a Chief Minister or a Common Man and all are equal before law.
However, the court granted bail to three former TDP MLAs who were also among the accused. They were Gangula Kamalakar, KS Ratnam and Prakash Goud. They were given a fine of Rs 5,000 each.
Advocate Subba Rao went from AP and filed the recall petition on behalf of Mr Naidu. The news of the rejection of AP CM’s plea had caused alarm among the TDP leaders and cadres.
Meanwhile, Mr Naidu would have no problem to go ahead with his US visit which is scheduled to begin on Sept 22. He is going as a special invitee to deliver a lecture to the UNO in New York on on Sept 24 on the natural, organic farming practices being implemented in AP.
The TDP organisers breathed a sigh of relief on hearing the news as it has not interfered with the CM’s historic address at the international body where Mr Naidu would reach out to global leaders.
G.Ravikiran
