The special court for Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday once again extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivasa Reddy till October 17.
The special court passed this order after the investigating agency filed a memo seeking extension of their judicial custody, which was ending on Monday.
The judge conducted the hearing via video linkage between the court and Chanchalguda Central Jail, where the accused are lodged.
The CBI officials said the accused were not brought to the Nampally Criminal Court complex due to security reasons.
The court on September 30th once again dismissed the bail petitions of the mining baron and his brother-in-law. The same day, the court refused to remand the accused into further custody of the CBI.
The probing agency had arrested the duo from Bellary in Karnataka on September 5 in connection with illegal mining in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh.
They were brought to state capital Hyderabad the same day and the court sent them to judicial custody till September 19. The judge on September 13 rejected bail pleas of the accused and remanded them to CBI custody for six days.
The court later extended the judicial custody of the accused till October 3.(INN)
2012/1/10 13:37:37 Nampally court has extended the CBI custody of Vijaya Sai Reddy till 17th of January. However, the court orders the CBI that it should interrogate him in the presence of his lawyers and between 10am to 5pm only. The court asked the CBI to return him to jail everyday evening.
2011/11/14 14:57:10 The Special CBI Court on Monday extended the custody of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy to November 28.
The proceedings were conducted through video conference from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. When both the accused were brought to the hall for video-conferencing, Gali broke down and claimed that he was innocent and honest.
Both Gali and Srinivas Reddy requested the court to sanction bail as their family and personal welfare were in jeopardy. However, the CBI court rejected their petition and extended the judicial custody of both of them to November 28. (INN)
2011/9/18 23:22:06 CBI has presented both Gali Brothers before Nampally court on Monday morning since their 6day custody period was over. Court rejecting the bail plea of Gali Brothers remands them up to October 3rd. Therefore Gali brothers were shifted to Chanchalguda jail a short while ago. CBI has appealed the court to extend the custody of Gali Brothers for 9 more days, but the court adjourned the case.
Gali turns emotional: Gali Janardhan Reddy, when saw his advocate Lalith Uday at Nampally court all of a sudden he become very emotional and touched his feet as if requesting him to bail him out. However, Lalith also fails to convince the court to grant bail for Gali Brothers.
2011/10/16 23:50:42 A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Oct 31 in an illegal mining case.
The special court for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) cases extended the custody, which was ending Monday.
As the Telangana lawyers at Nampally Criminal Court continued their protest for separate Telangana state, the judge conducted the hearing via video linkage between the court and Chanchalguda Central Jail here, where the accused are lodged, CBI officials said.
The court Sep 30 had dismissed bail petitions of the mining baron and his brother-in-law. The same day, the court refused to remand the accused into further custody of CBI.
The federal agency had arrested the duo from Bellary in Karnataka Sep 5 in connection with the illegal mining in Andhra Pradesh's Anantapur district.
They were brought to Hyderabad the same day and the court sent them to judicial custody till Sep 19. The judge Sep 13 rejected bail pleas of the accused and remanded them to CBI custody for six days. (IANS)
2011/9/5 5:38:26 Nampalli Court, rejecting the bail plea of Gali Brothers has ordered 14 days remand to Gali Janardhan Reddy and to his brother Gali Srinivasa Reddy. Hence, the Police are shifting them to Chanchalguda Jail. CBI has filed a separate petition in the court seeking the custody of Gali brothers for further interrogation. It will come before court on Wednesday. Before presenting them in the court, CBI has also sealed their last option of averting the jail-stay on medical grounds by conducting thorough medical tests by a team of doctors, who certifies both Gali Brothers are healthy and has no serious health problems.
2011/9/8 0:17:55 Mining king Gali Janardhan Reddy’s bail petition which comes before Nampally court today has been adjourned to Friday. CBI’s petition for the custody of Gali brothers was also adjourned to the same day. Hence, Gali brothers who lead a luxurious life until they got arrested by CBI were forced to stay along with the other prisoners in Chanchalguda jail, until Friday. Even, then also it is doubtful whether the court will grant them stay or not, as CBI has completely seized all the escape routes for Gali Brothers. Unless, some thing miracle takes place, jail stay for Gali brothers seems inevitable.
2011/9/9 7:29:38 The CBI Special Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on custody and bail petitions of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and managing director of Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC) B V Srinivas Reddy, to September 12.
After hearing the lengthy arguments and counter arguments from both sides, the Special Court deferred the hearing on case to Monday.
Seeking Gali’s custody for 14 days for further interrogation, the CBI’s counsel strongly argued that Gali mined indiscriminately violating all rules and regulations. The CBI counsel also produced satellite images in this connection to the court.
The probing agency counsel said that Gali and Srinivasa Reddy would tamper the evidences if granted bail.
However, Gali Janardhan Reddy counsel Lalit argued for his bail stating that their client would surrender his passport and will stay in his Hyderabad’s bungalow under the surveillance of CBI.
The arguments which started in morning 11 am continued up to 7 pm. After hearing of lengthy arguments, the Special Court posted the custody and bail petitions of both Gali Janardhan Reddy and Srinivas Reddy to September 12. The court said that the arguments would continue on Monday. CBI Joint Director Laxminarayana attended the court. (INN)
2011/9/5 6:35:11 The Special CBI Court on Monday remanded former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy to 14-days judicial custody. Earlier, Gali along with Obulapuram Mining Corporation managing director B Srinivasa Reddy was arrested by the CBI in Bellary on Monday in the multi-crore mining scam.
After hearing the arguments from the CBI counsels and a team of 11 lawyers representing Janardhan Reddy, the CBI Special court remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody. When the lawyers sought Janardhan Reddy’s bail, the Special Court asked them to file a separate petition by Wednesday. Gali’s counsels assured the court that he would cooperate with the CBI officials in the probe.
The lawyers also argued as to how the CBI could arrest Gali Janardhan Reddy without mentioning his name in the First Information Report. They said that he was in no way connected to day-to-day activities of Obulapuram Mining Corporation and they were being managed by the Managing Director Srinivasa Reddy.
The CBI has also sought Gali’s custody for 14 days for questioning. However, the Special Court refused both the petitions and remanded him to 14 days judicial custody. On the court’s directions, Gali was shifted to the Chanchanguda Central Prison under tight security.
Earlier, the CBI officials brought Janardhan Reddy and Srinivasa Reddy from Bellary to Hyderabad by road after they were arrested in connection with illegal iron ore mining. After brief questioning and medical examination by doctors, the accused were produced before the Special CBI Court at Nampally. (INN)
2011/9/18 6:53:16 The Central Bureau of Investigation is planning to seek the extension of custody of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy for further probe into the Obulapuram Mining Corporation case.
Sources say that the CBI may file a petition in the Special CBI Court on Monday seeking extension of custody for one more week. The court on September 13 had granted CBI custody for Gali and OMB Managing Director BV Srinivas Reddy till September 19th.
Meanwhile, the CBI officials are reportedly planning to bring Janardhan Reddy to Bellary on Monday to open bank lockers belonging to him and his family members which might yield more evidence on the OMC’s alleged illegal activities.
The CBI is encouraged with the treasures that they found in Srinivas Reddy’s bank lockers in Bellary. The CBI officials were shocked to learn that at the Axis bank in Bellary the OMC and Gali’s men had occupied almost 200 of the 350 lockers in that branch. Ten lockers belonged to Gali family including his wife and children.
In the six lockers which the CBI has opened on Saturday it found nearly 15 kgs of gold, some platinum jewelery and Rs 3 crore in cash. “Most of the gold is imported gold biscuits and ornaments from Dubai,” they said. Sources say that though OMC Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy was cooperating with probing agency, Janardhan Reddy was proving to be a tough nut. He is learnt to have recognized his own signatures on some documents shown to him.
Besides seeking extension of custody, the CBI is also planning to conduct polygraph and narco analysis tests on Janardhana Reddy, Srinivas Reddy and three persons. (INN)
2011/9/9 8:45:14 Hyderabad, Sep 9 (IANS) A special court Friday adjourned to Monday the hearing on the bail petition of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law Srinivasa Reddy.
The petition of of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking their custody in an illegal mining case will also be be heard the same day.
After hearing the arguments of both sides till late in the evening, the special court for CBI cases adjourned the case to Monday.
2011/12/15 9:47:49 The CBI Special Court on Thursday extended the judicial remand of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, his brother-in-law BV Srinivas Reddy and former IAS officer VD Rajagopal, the key accused in the illegal mining case of the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC), till December 29.
While Gali Janardhan Reddy and Srinivas Reddy were arrested on September 5, Rajagopal was arrested on November 14 by the Central Bureau of Investigation in the OMC illegal mining case registered on Dec 7, 2009. Suspended IAS officer Y Srilakshmi and OMC Director B Rajasekhar have also been arrested in the case. Except Srilakshmi, who has been granted bail, all other accused are lodged in the Chanchalguda Central Prison.
The court on Thursday extended the custody after conducting the proceedings through video-conference from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. It was the sixth time that the prison officials produced the accused through video linkage. (INN)
2012/1/25 9:33:35 The Special CBI court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of four accused in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation till February 8.
The court extended the custody of former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy, his brother-in-law B V Srinivas Reddy, former director of AP Mines and Geology department VD Rajagopal and senior IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, all accused in the illegal mining case.
Three accused - Janardhan Reddy,Srinivas Reddy and Rajagopal were produced before the CBI Court through video-linkage from the Chanchalguda Central Prison. However, Srilakshmi was brought to the Nampally court as there was no video-conference facility in the Chanchalguda Women’s Prison.
The court granted special category status to Srilakshmi in the jail. The court gave this direction following a petition filed by Srilakshmi earlier.
Janardhan Reddy requested the court to consider his bail application as the CBI has already filed charge sheet in connection with the case. However, the CBI's counsel opposed his bail petition stating he might tamper with the evidence and influence the witnesses. (INN)
2011/9/13 4:36:11 The Central Bureau of Investigation Special Court on Tuesday sent the former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy to CBI custody for seven days. The court has also permitted the CBI to take Obulapuram Mining Corporation Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy under its custody for further questioning till September 19.
The Special Court had earlier heard the bail petitions of both the accused and also the CBI’s plea asking for custody of Gali and Srinivas Reddy for further questioning into the illegal iron ore mining case. After hearing arguments from both the sides, Special Court Judge B Naga Maruthi Sharma rejected the bail pleas and granted seven day CBI custody for both the accused.
Following Special Court’s orders, the CBI team reached Chanchalguda Central Prison and took Janardhan Reddy and Srinivas Reddy into its custody. Both were later taken to the CBI’s office at Kendriya Sadan at Koti.
Earlier, Additional Solicitor general Vivek K Tankha appeared on behalf of CBI and strongly argued for CBI custody stating the agency wants to crack the illegal mining syndicate operated in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in collusion with government officials. He said the CBI has clear evidence to prove illegal mining right from time the OMC secured the lease.
However, Gali Janardhan Reddy’s counsel Uday Lalit wondered how the authorities failed to intercept a single truck when 29 lakh tonnes of ore was allegedly mined in other areas. Earlier, seeking 15 days custody of both the accused, the CBI’s counsel argued that their custodial interrogation was crucial as they had personal knowledge of illegal mining of iron ore in mining area across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Besides, they could also provide information on their nexus with the government officials.
Talking to media persons outside the court, CBI joint director VV Laxminarayana said that the probing agency would try to extract crucial information related to the case. He appealed to the electronic media not to depute their video-cameras outside the CBI’s office as it would hamper the investigation. “We will keep you updated about all the developments in the case,” he said.
Laxminarayana said that the CBI would conduct brain mapping and polygraph test of the accused, if required, and the court grants permission.
Sources say that the CBI might question Gali about his financial transactions, bank accounts in foreign banks and the involvement of officials in his mining operations. The CBI has reportedly prepared separate questionnaires for Gali and Srinivas Reddy.
The CBI had originally registered the case against Gali’s Obulapuram Mining Company on December 7, 2009 at the request of Andhra Pradesh government in the wake of allegations of illegal mining and irregularities in allotment of mining leases to OMC in Obulapuram and Malpanagudi villages of Anantapur district of the state. (INN)
CBI court extends custody of OMC, Emaar cases accused
2012/2/22 6:35:54 The CBI Special court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of mining baron and former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy, OMC managing director B Srinivas Reddy, former mines director V D Rajagipal and another accused IAS officer Y Srilakshmi to March 7.
The CBI court extended the judicial custody of the four accused following expiry of their custody on Wednesday.
The designated court also extended the judicial custody of B P Acharya, Koneru Prasad, Sunil Reddy and Vijaya Raghavan, the accused in the Emaar scam, up to March 7.
However, the court rejected the CBI petition seeking further police custody of Srilakshmi and Rajagopal contending that the petition did not address the issue correctly. (INN)
2011/11/25 14:05:24 The CBI Special Court on Friday extended the judicial remand of former AP mining director VD Rajagopal, presently lodged in Chanchalguda Jail, till December 9.
The court extended the remand of Rajagopal by conducting the proceedings through video-conference from the Chanchalguda Jail. The orders were issued as his judicial custody was due to expire on Friday. However, the court did not give any directions to probing agency over Rajagopal's bail petition or his plea to grant special category status for him in the Chanchalguda Jail.
The court is yet to decide on on his appeal to see his 95-year-old mother at his native place.
Rajagopal is the third accused in the illegal mining case of Obulapuram Mining Corporation owned by former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhan Reddy. (INN)
2011/11/14 15:17:58 The CBI Special Court on Monday remanded V D Rajagopal, former director of Mines and Geology, who was arrested on Sunday in Obulapuram Mining Corporation illegal mining case, to CBI custody till Nov 21.
The counsel for Central Bureau of Investigation sought 13 days custody of Rajagopal for questioning. However, the court gave seven-day custody to the CBI for further interrogation. The court directed the CBI counsel to investigate Rajagopal in front of his lawyer from 10 am to 5 pm and record his statements.
Rajagopal was the third accused to be arrested in the case registered by the CBI against OMC in 2009. He was questioned several times by the CBI in the last two months regarding his role in granting leases and licenses to OMC and other mining companies in violation of rules. He was the director mines from 2005 to 2010. (INN)
2011/9/7 4:02:04 The Central Bureau of Investigation Special Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the CBI's petition seeking the custody of former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy for 15 days to Thursday.
The Special Court after hearing CBI’s petition directed Gali’s counsel to file a counter petition before it by Wednesday evening.
The court also directed the investigating agency to submit all key documents, cash, jewelry and other records seized during the in Bellary and Bangalore before the court. The court asked the CBI to submit a comprehensive report on the need for seeking Gali Janardhana Reddy custody for 15 days.
The court asked the probing agency to file a counter petition on Gali Janardhanan Reddy and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) director B Srinivas Reddy bail petition. Meanwhile, Gali’s counsels argued that there was no need to send him to CBI custody as the remand report was incomplete. They also appealed to court to direct the CBI to produce substantial evidences on the basis of which he was arrested.
After hearing of arguments and counter arguments, the Special Court adjourned the case to further hearing on Thursday. (INN)
2012/1/27 10:11:23 The CBI special court on Friday remanded Sunil Reddy, an accused in the Emaar case, to CBI custody till January 29.
The special court granted two-and-half days' CBI custody to Sunil Reddy and asked the CBI official to produce him before the court on Monday by 2 pm. Earlier, the investigating agency sought 15 days custody to interrogate Sunil Reddy on various Emaar deals. However, the court granted only two-and-half day custody. The CBI in its petition stated that Sunil Reddy tried to evade arrest by frequently changing his residence.
However, Sunil Reddy himself came to the Dilkusha Guest House, CBI's temporary headquarters, on January 24. Based on the evidences that the CBI possessed against him, he was arrested.
The CBI said that Sunil Reddy needs to be questioned about the whereabouts of money collected from buyers of the villas of Emaar-APIIC township.
The CBI observed that Sunil Reddy and another accused Koneru Prasad of Stylish Homes, together hatched a criminal conspiracy. (INN)
2011/9/30 7:17:38 The Special Central Bureau of Investigation court on Friday dismissed the bail petitions of former Karnataka minister and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law and Obulapuram Mining Corporation Managing Director Srinivasa Reddy in connection with illegal mining case.
The court also refused to give further custody of the accused to the Central Bureau of Investigation. The special court dismissed the petitions of both Janardhana and Srinivasa Reddy for bail as the prosecution had opposed them on the ground that the accused, if released, might tamper with the evidence.
Gali's counsel opposed the CBI's petition seeking their custody for nine days citing rulings of the Supreme Court in various cases. He pointed out that the CBI custody of the accused should be given only in the first 15 days of the arrest. The CBI had earlier questioned the accused for six days.
Janardhana Reddy and Srinivasa Reddy were arrested by the CBI in Bellary on September 5 in connection with the illegal mining in Anantapur district bordering Karnakata. Later, they were brought to Hyderabad. The CBI special court on September 13 rejected their bail petitions and both were sent to CBI custody for six days.
The court later extended the judicial custody of the accused till October 3. The accused are currently lodged in Chanchalguda Central Jail. (INN)
Court extends judicial remand of Emaar case accused
2012/4/18 3:24:36 Hyderabad, April 18 (INN): The CBI Special Court on Wednesday extended the judicial remand of three accused including senior bureaucrat BP Acharya in the APIIC-Emaar scam.
While BP Acharya's judicial remand has been extended till April 27, the judicial custody of Sunil Reddy, a close aide of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, has been extended till April 23. The judicial custody of Emaar MGF Land Limited South Indian Finance head G V Vijay Raghav has been extended till April 26. The court took this decision as their jucial custody expired on Wednesday.
According to reports, the probing agency is likely to file charge sheet in the APIIC-Emaar scam by next week.
The special court for Central bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday once again extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister G Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B V Srinivasa Reddy till October 17.
Nampally court has extended the CBI custody of Vijaya Sai Reddy till 17th of January. However, the court orders the CBI that it should interrogate him in the presence of his lawyers and between 10am to 5pm only. The court asked the CBI to return him to jail everyday evening.
The Special CBI Court on Monday extended the custody of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and his brother-in-law and Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy to November 28.
CBI has presented both Gali Brothers before Nampally court on Monday morning since their 6day custody period was over. Court rejecting the bail plea of Gali Brothers remands them up to October 3rd. Therefore Gali brothers were shifted to Chanchalguda jail a short while ago. CBI has appealed the court to extend the custody of Gali Brothers for 9 more days, but the court adjourned the case.
A special court Monday extended the judicial custody of former Karnataka minister Gali Janardhana Reddy and his brother-in-law B.V. Srinivasa Reddy till Oct 31 in an illegal mining case.
Nampalli Court, rejecting the bail plea of Gali Brothers has ordered 14 days remand to Gali Janardhan Reddy and to his brother Gali Srinivasa Reddy. Hence, the Police are shifting them to Chanchalguda Jail. CBI has filed a separate petition in the court seeking the custody of Gali brothers for further interrogation. It will come before court on Wednesday. Before presenting them in the court, CBI has also sealed their last option of averting the jail-stay on medical grounds by conducting thorough medical tests by a team of doctors, who certifies both Gali Brothers are healthy and has no serious health problems.
Mining king Gali Janardhan Reddy’s bail petition which comes before Nampally court today has been adjourned to Friday. CBI’s petition for the custody of Gali brothers was also adjourned to the same day. Hence, Gali brothers who lead a luxurious life until they got arrested by CBI were forced to stay along with the other prisoners in Chanchalguda jail, until Friday. Even, then also it is doubtful whether the court will grant them stay or not, as CBI has completely seized all the escape routes for Gali Brothers. Unless, some thing miracle takes place, jail stay for Gali brothers seems inevitable.
The CBI Special Court on Friday adjourned the hearing on custody and bail petitions of former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy and managing director of Obulapuram Mining Corporation (OMC) B V Srinivas Reddy, to September 12.
The Special CBI court on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of four accused in the Obulapuram Mining Corporation till February 8.
The CBI Special Court on Friday extended the judicial remand of former AP mining director VD Rajagopal, presently lodged in Chanchalguda Jail, till December 9.
