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SC dismisses pleas seeking action against YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for statements against judiciary
•The pleas alleged that Reddy not only wrote a letter to CJI SA Bobde, levelling allegations against the judiciary, but also held a press conference in which false statements were made
SC judge UU Lalit recuses himself from hearing of pleas against Jagan Mohan Reddy over letter to CJI
•In an unprecedented move, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister on 6 Oct wrote to CJI alleging that Andhra Pradesh HC was being used to "destabilise democratically elected govt"
KK Venugopal declines consent to initiate contempt case against Jagan Mohan Reddy, says CJI 'seized of matter'
•On 6 October, Reddy, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister, wrote to CJI SA Bobde alleging that Andhra Pradesh High Court was being used to "destabilise and topple my democratically elected government"
Andhra Pradesh High Court orders CBI probe into 'derogatory' social media remarks on judgments
•The court expressed displeasure over the investigation by the state CID into the alleged derogatory comments and remarked that cases were not registered against YSRCP leaders only to save them
In letter to CJI, Jagan Mohan Reddy accuses Justice NV Ramana of trying to destabilise Andhra Pradesh govt
Fp Staff •In an eight-page letter dated 6 October, Reddy wrote to Chief Justice of India SA Bobde, alleging that Justice Ramana 'has been influencing the sittings of the (Andhra Pradesh) High Court including the roster of a few Honourable Judges'
SC refuses to entertain Andhra Pradesh govt's plea against HC order maintaining status quo on three capitals
•The state government in July this year notified two legislations which paved the way for three capitals in the state — executive in Visakhapatnam, legislative in Amaravati and judicial capital in Kurnool
Vizag gas leak: Andhra Pradesh High Court orders seizure of LG Polymers’ premises, bars directors from leaving India
•The Andhra Pradesh High Court has issued interim directions to completely seize the premises of LG Polymers at RR Venkatapuram village in Visakhapatnam district where the gas leak mishap took place
Andhra Pradesh High Court quashes state government orders to convert classes 1 to 6 in all schools to English medium
•The High Court asserted that the medium of instruction in schools, particularly up to class 8, must be in the mother tongue
Jagan Mohan Reddy's poor decisions on PPAs damaging Andhra Pradesh’s image, says N Chandrababu Naidu
•Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu has criticised Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy for damaging the goodwill of Andhra Pradesh over his decision of reviewing power purchasing agreements (PPAs) which were made under the TDP rule
Obsession with Chandrababu Naidu emerges as key highlight of Jagan Mohan Reddy's first 50 days in office
Ramesh Kandula •If there is one thing that characterises the first fifty days of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s government in Andhra Pradesh, it is an unrelenting pursuit of former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s alleged sins of omission and commission