HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on Sarpanch of Laxmidevipet Grampanchayat in Venkatapur mandal of Mulug district, G. Kumara Swamy, for hiding the fact he was an accused in certain cases registered by police against some villagers in a land-related dispute. He has been directed by the court to deposit the fine amount to the Telangana State Legal Services Authority within two weeks.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Abhishek Reddy passed the order. The
Chief Justice reprimanded Sujatha Kurapati, counsel for the petitioner, by saying that as an officer of the court, she should have restrained the petitioner from suppressing facts. “When there is an FIR against the petitioner, how dare he approach the court with guts and say that he is not involved in any civil and criminal litigation,” the CJ asked.
The CJ questioned the petitioner to explain as to why he should not be prosecuted for filing the PIL…