B MADHUSUDHAN REDDY Vs. PEELA POTHINAIDU

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This appeal by special leave arises from the judgment of the Andhra Pradesh High Court disposing of three writ petitions praying for diverse relief's. The principal grievance raised in the writ petition was issuance of GO dated 22.6.2004 by reconstituting the Sri Justice B.K. Somasekhara Commission after withdrawing GO Ms. No. 544 dated 4.8.2001 and GO Ms. No. 553 dated 8.8.2001 under which the Government had formed opinion that the continued existence of the Commission was unnecessary and thereby the Government of Andhra Pradesh directed that the Commission of Inquiry shall be deemed to have ceased to exist with effect from the first day of December, 1999. In GO Ms. No. 58 dated 22.6.2004, it was directed that the Commission of Inquiry would be deemed to have continued with effect from 1.12.1999 and shall continue its inquiry from where it was stopped. The controversy relates to Yeleru irrigation scam.

(2.) On 19.10.2005, this Court granted leave. Thereafter orders have been passed from time to time. The last order dated 30.10.2013 reads as follows:

(3.) In pursuance of the above direction, an affidavit has been filed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh giving the latest status of the action taken in various proceedings (criminal and civil) and also disciplinary proceedings against the government officials and the members/staff of the subordinate judiciary involved in the scam. In the affidavit filed on 10.1.2014, the State Government has asserted that no real culprit has been allowed to go scot free and those officers involved have been identified and action has been initiated against them. It is stated that disciplinary action has been initiated against 21 government employees besides one Sub-Judge, one Government Pleader and five judicial staff from among whom punishment has already been imposed on six officials and the Judicial Officer has been dismissed from service.