Hyderabad, April 16: The 14th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate today directed the Punjagutta police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against the members of the Srikrishna committee, appointed to study the demand of a separate Telangana, for allegedly surpassing the laid jurisdiction of the Union government.
The petitioner, Valiur Rehaman, alleged that some of the contents of Chapter Eight of the Srikrishna committee report were baseless and could promote enmity between two religious groups.
“The report said the formation of a T state might promote enmity between Hindu and Muslim community which is absolutely false. It was brought to the notice of the magistrate that the members had surpassed the committee’s terms of reference. We also cited the recent High Court judgment which dealt with the issue of Chapter Eight,” Sriranga Rao, advocate for Valiur Rehaman, told Express.
The petitioner demanded that a case be registered against the committee under 153 (a) (Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion), 418 (Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person), 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace).
“The police will submit their report in a month,” Ranga Rao said.
–Agencies