HC admit writ seeking details of corrupt officials

HYDERABAD : A writ petition was filed in the AP High Court on Monday seeking a direction from the court to the AP vigilance commission, anti-corruption bureau, directorate of vigilance and enforcement department and the crime investigation department to submit a status report on cases pending against public servants including members of the All-India Services.
P.N.V. Prasad, former TD leader, filed the petition alleging that the state government had failed to implement the recommendations of the AP vigilance commissioner, Ramachandra Samal, regarding cases against the public servants including IAS, IPS and IFS officers of the state. The petitioner urged the court to direct the Central Bureau of Investigation to conduct an inquiry into the inaction on the part of respondents, including the state government and its agencies, and direct that Mr Samal produce whatever material was available with him pertaining to the cases of corruption against the public servants. The petitioner informed the court that Mr Samal submitted his report in September 2007 with a list of 18 officers including IAS officers K. Chandra Mouli, Dayachary, K. Devanand, Ms K. Ratna Prabha, S.N. Mohanty, D.R. Garg, D.S. Murthy, V.N. Vishnu, V.K. Agarwal, K. Narayana, and IFS officers S.K. Das, Bhupal Reddy, K. Biswas, K.S. Rao, and IPS officers Swaranjit Sen and Gowtham Sawang. The petitioner told the court that the state government appointed a three-member committee headed by the Chief Secretary to take corrective measures to eradicate corruption at all levels. He alleged that though allegations were made against the Chief Secretary for not taking action on the report of the vigilance commission, he was appointed as the authority to consider Mr Samal’s report. Prasad told the court that apart from Mr Samal recommendations, the ACB had recommended action against I. Venkateswarlu, J.P. Murthy, Anantha Ramulu, Krupanandam, Sunder Kumar, D.C. Rosaiah and A.K. Pareeda IAS officers and the government dropped the charges against them without valid reasons. According to S. Ramachandra Rao, senior counsel for the petitioner, the petition will come up for hearing on Tuesday.
ANDHRACAFÉ.COM Updated: 03-25-2008