A two-judge bench led by Justices Ashok Bhushan and R. Subhash Reddy was hearing the appeal filed by the State of Andhra Pradesh against Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Varla Ramaiah.
The High Court in Hyderabad in 2016 had dismissed a complaint filed by Ramakrishna Reddy seeking an investigation into Naidu’s alleged role in the cash-for-vote case on the ground that Reddy had no locus standi to file such an application.