# Supreme Court backs AP High Court quashing case against Naidu 2026-08-13T07:40:30+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea against the Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing a corruption case against Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and former minister P Narayana in the Amaravati land pooling scheme. A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant said it was not inclined to interfere, adding the outcome would not affect other cases, which must be decided on their merits. The petition was filed by Alla Rama Krishna Reddy, whose 2021 complaint led to the FIR. The CJI noted the criminal proceedings were at the instance of a political rival and no farmer had come forward, saying 'political battles should not be fought in court'. The high court had earlier called such cases a 'disturbing feature' of Indian politics. ## Coverage - livelaw.in - hindustantimes.com Tags: Amravati land pooling, Andhra Pradesh High Court, Chandrababu Naidu, criminal cases, FIR quashed, political vendetta Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/ap-high-court-flags-disturbing-criminal-cases-trend/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/ap-high-court-flags-disturbing-criminal-cases-trend/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.