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TG High Court Rebukes Petition Against CM Revanth on OU hostel fake news

Telangana Cm Revanth Reddy

Hyderabad: Rebuking the petitioner to take action against Telangana Chief Minister, Revanth Reddy for sharing a tweet on Osmania University, Hostel closures Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court rejected the writ petition (WP) on Tuesday. Further the Court observed that the petition appears to have been filed to rake up “political rivalries”

Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy made the order in a writ petition filed by Osmanai university students. Telangana Chief Minister Anumula Revanth Reddy allegedly shared a tweet clarifying that Hostels in Osmania University were not shut due to water and electricity shortage but are routinely shut every year.

Petitioner’s contention was that the CM shared a false notice of last year to suppress the actual water crisis. The petitioners knocked the doors of the High Court requesting to direct the Telanag police to register the FIR based on the complaint made by the petitioners on May 1, 2024 and May 4, 2024 to take action against Telangana Chief Minister, Anumula Revenath Reddy.

“Not every action of the State can be linked back to the Chief Minister,” said Telangana HC while rejecting a plea seeking action against CM Revanth Reddy over Osmania University hostel closure.

The judge B. Vijaysen Reddy further remarked that “Tomorrow a beggar will come to court contending that begging was my only income but the Chief Minister asked to clear the road of illegal encroachment, so the CM is responsible?”

The Court also observed that the petition appears to have been filed to rake up “political rivalries”.Further justice B Vijaysen Reddy, closed the writ petition WP with a direction – Liberty to avail other available remedies and it is for the police to inquire who tweeted the fake notice.

Earlier, the issue of Osmania University hostel closure notice took a political turn, when former chief minster, K Chandrashekar Rao took to twitter and blamed the Congress government for power cut in OU.