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Supreme Court orders fresh hearing in Revanth Reddy cash-for-vote case
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a fresh hearing in the 2015 cash-for-vote case involving Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the matter…
The Story in Brief
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a fresh hearing in the 2015 cash-for-vote case involving Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the matter could not continue from the stage at which it had been left because the judges who had earlier heard it have since retired. The court adjourned the case and said a new date would be fixed for re-hearing.
The case dates back to May 2015, when the Anti-Corruption Bureau caught Reddy, then a TDP MLA, allegedly offering a bribe to nominated MLA Elvis Stephenson to secure his vote for a TDP candidate in the Legislative Council elections. Reddy was arrested and later granted conditional bail. Petitions filed by Reddy and Sandra Venkata Veeraiah challenging the ACB investigation were joined by BRS leaders.
The Indian Opinion
The Supreme Court’s order is a procedural reset, not a verdict on guilt or innocence. Some are already framing this as a setback for the chief minister, while others call it a delaying tactic by his rivals. The truth is simpler: judges retired, so the case must start over. What matters is whether the ACB’s investigation withstands scrutiny when the fresh hearing begins. Watch for the next date the court sets and whether the probe is allowed to proceed.
Source: siasat.com
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