SC to hear petitions against Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan Mohan Reddy today

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear petitions against Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday. The petitions have been filed after Reddy accused a senior judge of the top court of misconduct.

The apex court will hear petitions seeking an explanation from the Andhra Pradesh CM after he wrote an unprecedented letter to CJI SA Bobde making a slew of allegations against Justice NV Ramana.

The petitions will be heard by a three-judge bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy.

The pleas have been filed by GS Mani, Sunil Kumar Singh and Anti Corruption Council of India Trust to initiate Contempt of Court proceedings against YS Jaganmohan Reddy on his remarks against the sitting judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court.

It has been argued in the plea that making baseless allegations against sitting judges comes under Contempt of Courts Act. The petitioners have requested the court to issue a show-cause notice to him as to why action should not be taken against him.

Reddy makes explosive allegations against SC judge
Earlier this year, Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jaganmohan Reddy caused a sensation in judicial circles when he wrote to the CJI, alleging improper conduct by Supreme Court judge, Justice NV Ramana.

Reddy had accused Justice Ramana of intervening in legal matters to protect the interests of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and its president, and his predecessor, N Chandrababu Naidu. His allegations are even more sensational considering that Justice Ramana is in line to become the next chief justice of India.

The letter refers to the period when Justice Ramana was a judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The chief minister’s allegations referred to land deals in the state capital Amaravati, which had come under judicial scrutiny, and claimed that Justice Ramana had interfered in these cases.

The letter was made public on October 10, when the chief minister’s principal adviser Ajeya Kallam, shared it with the media, while refusing to take any questions. The letter and additional documents, are a desperate bid to imply a connection between Justice Ramana and Naidu.