Overview

• The division bench adjourned the consolidated writ petitions to November 12 and directed the state to file counter‑affidavits before petitioners submit replies.
• The interim order restraining the government from taking any adverse action based on the P. C. Ghose Commission findings remains in force until the next hearing.
• K. Chandrashekar Rao, T. Harish Rao, S. K. Joshi and Smitha Sabharwal seek to quash the report, alleging violations of Sections 8‑B and 8‑C and denial of cross‑examination, and challenge the commission’s constitution.
• The state referred the matter to the CBI after an Assembly debate; the Advocate General told the court the CBI move rests on the National Dam Safety Authority report and is not linked to the commission.
• The Ghose panel concluded the Kaleshwaram project became a “colossal waste of money” and held senior political and administrative leaders accountable for planning and execution failures.