A suo motu order in two writ petitions concerning the murder of two High Court advocates. The court directed closure of the petitions as the investigation was complete and the charge sheet filed by the investigative agency.
No further orders required; petitions closed as charge sheet was filed and investigation completed.
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HIGH COURTFORTHE STATEOF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAO
FRIDAY ,THEFOURTH DAY OF JUNE TWO THOUSAND ANDTWENTYONE
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE THECHIEF JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI AND THE HON'BLESRIJUSTICEB. VIJAYSEN REDDY
SUO MOTU WP URGENTNO: 2 OF 2021& WP.No.5356 of 2021
SUO MOTUWP URGENTNO:2 OF 2021:
Between:
t'lews ttem Publishedin Deccan Chronicle dated18.02.2021 , Hyderabad edition. ,,,.
... Petitioner
AND
.,ResPondents
petitionhastakenupthroughtheNewsltempublishe.dinDeccan'Chronicle dated i8.02.2021,Hyderabadeditio"n,under Article 226 of the Constitutionof lndia' the ion'Ot" Corrt mry-b" pleased to issue an appropriate Writ' order or orders more particularty one in ihe natureof writ of Mandamus to call for records and remarks from if.,"'rp"lO""tsherein relating to brutal murder of two High Court Advocate couples nu,.n"rv rr,4r.crttuVamanaRaoiaged 4g years, and his wife lvlrs.Gattu Nagamani,aged +i yii in broadday light on WJdnesdjyi'e , 17 '02'2021while they were travellingto HViurrU"O in acar iroi Manthaniand t-he incidenttook place at Kalvacherlavillage, nlrrgiri Mandal,peddapally District. The lawyercouple were prominent social activists in giving legal andother aid to the disadvantaged sections and flghting cases "ng.g;o ,ni"itn" binneiof-GattuLawof Chambers.When they werecame to Peddapallyto tii", p"tition againstpolitician Mr.Kunta Srinivas overa Temple land disputein their n.1r"'pi"." of"Guniapaduguvillagein ManthaniMandal, Peddapally District.The i"*y", lorpte hadfiled seveialcasei against the political party leaders and.for the past i;;;"t;, ih"y *"r"receivingthreatcils from unknown persons demandingthemto take back all thecasestne! fraO filed in the High court, followingthis, the couple ,ppl"f"O to the ChiefJusticl of the High Court to _orderthe police to provide them security as their liveswerein danger. on the spot of the attack, Mr.VamanRao lay in pool oi blood and he was alivea-ndinformed the locals who in therethat "Mr.Kunta Srinivas attacked the sceneandthe locals shifted the coupleto the Peddapaily hospital, but they were dead beforearrival at the hospital.
Hence this Hon'ble courtmaybe pleasedto issuenecessarydirections to the respondents herein forconductingfair trial and speedy disposal and to take stringent action against accusedpersons who are involvedin the brutal murders of the advocate couples, Mr.Gattu Vaman , The High Court uponRao and Mrs.Nagamani;perusingthe petition and the news item publishedin Deccan Chronlcle newspaper dated 18.02.2021 in Hyderabad edition and upon hearing the arguments of theAdvocate General for the Respondents'
WRIT PETITION NO: 5356 OF 2021
Between:
Sri Gattu Kishan Rao, S/o.Gattu Rajanna Aged Occ. Rtd. Employee, R/o. Gunjapadugu Village, Manthaniabout. Mandal,74 PeddapalliYears, District - 505 184.
,..PETITIONER
AND
Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of lndia praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed therewith, the High court may be pleased to issue an appropriate writ, order or direction more particularly one in the nature of writ of mandamus declaring the actions of Respondents No. 5 to g in investigating the crime bearing No.21 of 2021 dated. ltlozl2o2i registered by Ramagiri police Station, Peddapalli District as arbitrary, biased, prejudiced and violative of Lnicle t +, 19 and 21 of the constitution of lndia and consequentially direct the Respondents No. 1 to 3 to transfer the investigation of crime bearing No. 21 of 2021 dated. 1710212021 registered by Ramagiri Police Station, Peddapalli District to Respondents No. 10 to 12 i.e., central Bureau of lnvestigation for free and fair investigation and to report the same.
lA NO: 1 OF 202'l
Petition under Section 151 CPC praying that in the circumstances stated in the affidavit filed in support of the petition, the High court may be pleased to forthwith direct the Respondents No.'l to 3 to transfer the concerned police officials including Respondents No. 5 to 9 in furtherance of free and fair investigation in Crime bearing No. 21 of 2021 daled. 1710212021 registered by Ramagiri Police Station, Peddapalli District in the interest of Justice.
Counsel for the Petitioner: SRl. G. BHASKER REDDY
Counsel forthe Respondent Nos. 1 to 9: THE AOVOCATE GENERAL
Counsel for the Respondent No. 10: SRl. N. RAJESHWAR RAO, ASST. SOLtCITOR GENERAL
Counsel for the Respondent Nos. 11 & 12: SRl. K. SURENDER, SC FOR CBI
The Court made the following:
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THE IION'I]LE SIII JT,S'tICE B , VI.IAYSI.-N REI)DY
st o ll()'t't \ t) t, R(; E)iT No.2 OF 2021 & W.P.No.5-356 OF 2021
COMMON ORD IR i (l'ar rha Hon'ble the ('hief,lu.stice llinu Kohli)
L The latest Status Reports filed by the Investigating Officer states that a comprehensive charge sheet has been prepared and filed before the learned Principal Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Manthani on 19.05.2021. Now, committal of the case to the principal District and Sessions Court at Karimnagar is awaited,
SD/- B.SATYAVATHI ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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DATED: 0410612021
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COMMON ORDER
SUO MOTU WP URGENT No.2 ot 2021 AND
WP.NO. 5356 0F 2021
CLOSING THE BOTH THE WP'S
t'lews ttem Published in Deccan Chronicle
Sri Gattu Kishan Rao
State of Telangana
Hima Kohli
B. Vijaysen Reddy
As recorded by the court registry
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