KCR, Harish knock HC door, want Ghose report junked
Hyderabad: Stating that the Justice PC Ghose Commision of Inquiry that went into the issue of Kaleshwaram irregularities acted unfairly, former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former irrigation minister T
Harish Rao
on Tuesday approached Telangana high court against the state govt for conducting a "false and premeditated" inquiry into the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project and filed a writ petition to strike down the commission's report.
The case is likely to be heard shortly.
The two BRS leaders challenged the GO Ms. No. 6 dated March 14, 2024, under which the Commission of Inquiry was set up, as "illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional." Their pleas contended that the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, permits only fact-finding not "judicial inquiries" that attempt to fix responsibility on individuals.
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Targeting the commission's head, the former CM alleged mala fides in summoning him only as a witness while later producing a report (July 31, 2025) that made scathing remarks on his tenure (2014–2023).
He said this was done deliberately without issuing a Section 8-B notice, which was mandatory when a person's reputation was at stake.
Stating that the commission misled and denied him an opportunity to defend himself, the former CM charged the authorities with maligning his image by conducting PowerPoint presentations for the media using the commission report and subjected him to a "media trial".
Seeking to quash the report, the petitioners said the process violated natural justice and was intended only to malign their political image.
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