Hyderabad, Irrigation and Civil Supplies Minister Uttam Kumar Reddy stated that the High Court’s verdict on the Kaleshwaram project does not provide any clean chit to those responsible for irregularities.
Reacting to the High Court’s decision, Uttam Kumar Reddy said that petitioners had approached the court seeking the cancellation of the government order establishing the Justice PC Ghosh Commission. However, the High Court did not invalidate the formation of the judicial commission and deemed its appointment fully correct. The court also stated that the commission’s establishment was neither beyond jurisdiction nor arbitrary, illegal, or unconstitutional.
The Minister noted that the High Court objected to comments made against certain individuals in the judicial commission’s investigation report. The court pointed out that the petitioners were not issued notices in the prescribed format, which is a technical flaw. Based on this, the court granted relief, stating that no action should be taken against them solely on the basis of those comments.
Uttam added that the state government has already decided to have the irregularities and errors in the Kaleshwaram project investigated by the CBI, and a letter has been written to the CBI for this purpose. Today’s High Court verdict does not hinder the CBI investigation, and the court has not given a clean chit to anyone. After studying the full High Court judgment, the government will decide on further action.
