Hyderabad, March 23: Justice P.V. Sanjay Kumar of the Andhra Pradesh High Court Tuesday admitted a writ petition complaining that earmarking of NABARD funds for Telangana region in general and Karimnagar district in particular is highly discriminatory.
Jyothi Kiran, a practising advocate, who filed the writ petition, said that the State government had received 13,046 crore from NABARD.
Of this, Rs 10,437 crore had been given to the coastal area and 1,677 crore allotted to Rayalaseema. She said that a sum of only Rs. 931 crore had been earmarked for Telangana.
The government filed a counter-affidavit and said that this was not districtwise dispensation and the whole State was a unit. The government averred that sanction and implementation of schemes is a continuous process. The judge admitted the case and posted it for final hearing.
Granted time for counter
Justice Naushad Ali granted a day to Harishchandra Prasad, owner of Venkataraya Enterprises, Tanuku, West Godavari district, to file an undertaking to the effect that he would appear before the District Consumer Forum.
Harishchandra Prasad, estranged grandson of Andhra Sugars founder, Mullapudi Harishchandra Prasad, was shown as respondent in many complaints before the District Consumer Forum.
The District Consumer Forum issued warrants and directed the police to produce him before it as he had failed in repaying depositors.
These depositors approached the High Court complaining that the police were not executing the warrants. The judge on Monday directed Harischandra Prasad’s counsel to produce the client in the High Court.
Harishchandra Prasad appeared before the court and the judge granted him a day to file a detailed affidavit which would contain an undertaking that he would appear before the District Consumer Forum.
-Agencies