VIJAYAWADA: The High Court of Andhra Pradesh on Friday directed Mangalagiri police to submit details of the case, and the case diary, registered against a women following a complaint by Duggirala tahsildar Malleswari. When Malleswari went to inspect the lands in Krishnaiapalem allocated for distribution to the poor under the ‘Navarathanalu - Pedalandiriki Indlu’ programme, she was obstructed by some women and farmers. She lodged a complaint with police against them.
Later, women and farmers from Krishaniapalem filed a writ petition in the High Court for the withdrawal of police cases against them. During the hearing on the writ petition on Friday by Justice U Durgaprasad Rao, petitioners’ counsel contended that tahsildar visited Krishnaiapalem without directions from higher officials and intentionally lodged complaints against 25 farmers.
Observing that lower rank officials will not go to such inspections without directions of the higher officials, the judge directed the police to submit the case details and case dairy to the court. The case hearing was adjourned to a later date.
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