CBI is powerless..!? Penna Cement- Spikes up!!
HYDERABAD: The cbi does not have the power to investigate on its own, challenging the additional charges levelled against it by the CBI.
The lawyer for the IAS officer asked the court to dismiss the case registered against her in connection with the allocation of a mining license to Penna Cements.
HYDERABAD: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) does not have the power to file additional charge sheets on its own, says IAS officer Y Srilakshmi telangana told the High Court.
She challenged the additional charges against her in court. The case of YS Jaganmohan reddy was investigated as per the directions of the high court and the indictment was filed as it was completed.
However, ap IAS officer Y Srilakshmi told the high court on friday that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) did not have the power to re-investigate and file an additional charge sheet. She said the cbi did not have the power to conduct its own investigation.
Srilakshmi has filed a petition seeking dismissal of a case registered by the cbi in connection with the allotment of land to Penna Cements in connection with the jagan scam. The petition was heard by Justice Ujjal Bhuyan. Srilakshmi's lawyer has heard arguments to this extent.
The telangana high court on friday heard a petition filed by Srilakshmi seeking quashing of a case registered against her in connection with the allotment of a mining license to Penna Cements. Her lawyer Raghavacharya heard the arguments before the court.
He contended that the cbi had initiated an inquiry into the Quid Pro Quo cases as per the high court orders.
However, the memo also said that the charge sheet was filed only in the 2012 Penna Cements issue and the investigation was completed.
However, in 2016, the cbi filed a supplementary charge sheet in the case, adding seven others as accused. Srilakshmi is one of the seven.
Y. Srilakshmi, Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Industries, andhra pradesh, was the chief minister during the tenure of the late YS Rajasekhar reddy as Chief Minister.
However, the cbi said in the additional charge sheet that Jaganmohan reddy was part of a criminal conspiracy to grant mining licenses to Penna Cements, which had invested in the company.
She alleged that despite being in the government post as the Secretary of State for Mines and Industries, Penna Cements was given permission to excavate 304 hectares of land for limestone, contrary to regulations.