Supreme Court postpones hearing on Chandrababu Naidu’s petition till December 12
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday postponed the hearing on the petition seeking anticipatory bail of TDP supremo and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu in connection with the alleged Fibernet scam.
A bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi said it will hear the matter on December 12 as it is likely to pronounce its verdict soon on another petition by Naidu seeking quashing of criminal proceedings in the alleged skill development case. Is.
The bench said the undertaking given by Andhra Pradesh CID that it will not arrest Naidu in the Fibernet case will continue till the next date of hearing.
A special leave petition has been filed in the apex court against the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s decision to deny anticipatory bail to the TDP leader.
Naidu is accused of playing a ‘key role’ in the AP Fibernet scam that took place during the TDP government in the state. The CID has accused him of pressurizing officials to favor a certain company, which was awarded the Fibernet contract.
On Tuesday, the apex court issued notice to Naidu on a petition filed by the state government against the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s decision to grant regular bail in the alleged Skill Development Corporation case.
A bench of Justice T Mallikarjuna Rao of the Andhra Pradesh High Court on November 20 ordered that the TDP leader be released on regular bail on the bail bond already executed by him. On October 31, the High Court ‘cancelled’ the interim bail granted to Naidu on medical grounds.
