HC stays probe against Naidu

The State High Court on Tuesday  stayed the execution of the November 14th order for preliminary probe by the CBI on assets of Telugu Desam president N Chandrababu Naidu and 13 others.

While issuing the interim orders, the bench comprising of Justice Rohini and Ashutosh Mahanta directed the CBI, ED and other agencies to stop their investigations against Naidu and others listed in the public interest litigation of Pulivendula MLA YS Vijayamma and adjourned the hearing on the petition to Wednesday.

D Srinivas, the advocate for respondents, said the court given an interim stay on the probe after thorough scrutiny of all the documentation and reports submitted by the petitioners. The counsel maintained that the preliminary enquiry was against the principles of natural justice.

The counsel wondered how the enquiry was ordered without giving notices to respondents in the cases and appealed to court to hold the probe.

Meanwhile,  Vijayamma's counsel had raised objections against the bench of Justice Rohini also in the Supreme Court and requested for shifting of the hearing of her petition to any court outside Andhra Pradesh. She had already raised objections against the bench of Justice Eswaraiah which led to shifting of the case to the bench of Justice Rohini.