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ORR: Court declines to invoke Article 355

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Writ petition filed by TDP functionaries against State

HYDERABAD: A Division Bench of the High Court on Thursday declined to entertain a miscellaneous petition to invoke Article 355 in the name of situation arising out of alleged illegal activities in connection with Outer Ring Road project (ORR).

The Bench was hearing a writ petition filed by the Telugu Desam functionaries complaining against the State Government that they have committed serious irregularities in the project.

Appropriate orders

The Bench further directed the Central Government to respond and pass appropriate orders on the request made by the State Government seeking a CBI probe.

When the case had come up for hearing on Thursday, the petitioner's counsel said that an amendment petition has been filed seeking amendment of the prayer for a direction invoking Article 355 which declares that it shall be the duty of the Centre to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbances.

However, the Bench was not inclined to entertain this plea for amending the prayer and adjourned the matter by four weeks.

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