Overview

• Former chief minister K. Chandrashekar Rao and ex-minister T. Harish Rao filed separate writ petitions seeking to set aside the Justice P.C. Ghose panel’s report and restrain government action based on it.
• The Telangana High Court registry is scrutinizing the pleas, with listing before a single judge expected soon.
• The petitions argue the commission lacked jurisdiction, label the findings prejudicial and defamatory, and allege violations of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, including failure to issue notices under Sections 8-B and 8-C.
• The commission, formed in March 2024, conducted a 16‑month probe and submitted a 665‑page report on July 31 detailing alleged unilateral decisions, institutional bypassing, financial lapses, and technical faults at the Medigadda, Annaram, and Sundilla barrages.
• The report assigns responsibility to KCR for shifting the project site and for damage linked to water storage practices, while the government has prepared to place the findings before the Assembly for debate.