The Andhra Pradesh government alleged that Telangana is refusing to follow the decisions taken in the Apex Council constituted under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, directions of Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) constituted under the 2014 Act and the directions of the Government of India
The Chief Justice of India, before allowing the arguments to start, suggested Senior Advocate Dushyant Dave appearing for Andhra Pradesh, "I don't want to hear this matter legally. If the matter can be settled in mediation, please do that. Otherwise, I will transfer this to another Bench."
The High Court observed that the only allegation made against the petitioner is that he was not diligent in guarding the red sandal logs, but as noticed by the Enquiry Officer himself, the petitioner was not on duty on the day on which the alleged offence took place
The bench of Justices Vineet Saran and Dinesh Maheshwari observed that without considering the facts of the case, "the question as to whether the allegations in the FIR or complaint prima facie constitute any offence or make out a case against the accused, cannot be decided".
MP RK Raju, former CM Chandrababu Naidu, TV5 & ABN are trying to incite violence between communities (Dalit and Christian) and sedition by repeatedly calling for violence against government and making inflammatory speeches, the Andhra Pradesh government told the Supreme Court