The Telangana High Court ordered a lower court to expedite the hearing of a complaint filed by a BJP leader against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy. The complaint concerns Reddy’s alleged remarks against the BJP during the Lok Sabha election campaign. This directive aims to speed up the judicial process.
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court instructed a lower court to speed up the proceedings on a private complaint filed by a BJP leader against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. The complaint is related to Reddy’s alleged comments against the BJP during the recent Lok Sabha election campaign.
The High Court, in its order on Monday, directed the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate (JFCM) for Excise Cases in the city to conduct the proceedings and decide the complaint promptly, in accordance with the law.
According to the details, Telangana BJP general secretary Kasam Venkateshwarulu previously filed a private complaint in the Special Judicial First Class Magistrate (JFCM) for Excise Cases.
In the complaint, Venkateshwarulu accused Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy of making a misleading and false statement on May 4, wherein Reddy allegedly claimed that the BJP, if voted to power, would change the Constitution and reservations abolition.
The Magistrate court initially adjourned the complaint to July 6.
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Challenging this order, the BJP leader approached the Telangana High Court with a criminal petition, seeking a directive for the lower court to investigate his complaint.
The High Court has now disposed of the criminal petition, directing the Magistrate to hear the petition on a day-to-day basis and expedite the proceedings on the complaint, in accordance with the law.