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Telangana HC orders arrest of Finance Secretary in contempt case
The Telangana High Court has issued a bailable warrant against senior IAS officer and Finance Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania, directing the Hyderabad police commissioner to arrest him and produce him before…
The Story in Brief
The Telangana High Court has issued a bailable warrant against senior IAS officer and Finance Principal Secretary Sandeep Kumar Sultania, directing the Hyderabad police commissioner to arrest him and produce him before the court at 10.30 am on August 7. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka issued the order on July 10 in a contempt petition filed by former Secunderabad Cantonment Board member J Ramakrishna.
Ramakrishna alleges that the Telangana government failed to comply with a 2024 court direction on his representation concerning remission of a pending stamp-duty surcharge collected from the board. The court said Sultania had not filed a counter-affidavit or sought exemption from appearing. He may secure bail by furnishing a personal bond of Rs 5,000 and undertaking to attend future hearings.
The Indian Opinion
The exaggerated versions of this case will portray a warrant as proof of guilt, while a lazy counter-narrative may dismiss it as routine paperwork. Neither is justified. The immediate issue is the court’s recorded failure to receive a counter-affidavit or exemption request. The fair test is whether the officer appears on August 7 and whether the government files its response and acts on the 2024 direction.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, thenewsminute.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
