CEC 'ex-parte' recommendations contrary to SC, AP HC orders: OMC
Hyderabad | Saturday, Nov 21 2009 IST
 

A day after the Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee (CEC) submitted its recommendations on the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) controversy, the company today alleged that its ''ex-parte'' findings were contrary to the orders of the apex court and the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

In a rejoinder here tonight, OMC Managing Director B V Srinivas Reddy charged the CEC with ''not giving any notice to it'' before submitting its findings which were ''beyond its jurisdiction'', faulting it for publishing its findings even as the case was sub judice and pending before the apex court.

Seeking to clarify the alleged ''distorted versions'', Mr Reddy said ''We are very much pained to read the distorted version of certain issues relating to our Company as well as former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy.'' ''The report of CEC is contrary to the judgments of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and even of the Supreme Court order passed on August 24, 2009,'' he said. ''The Report of CEC dated November 19, 2009 is without jurisdiction since the Supreme Court never directed CEC to submit such report,'' he said. ''The report of the CEC is an ex parte report since Obulapuram Mining Company was never heard before making such a report''.

''The report is purported to be pursuant to the order of the Supreme Court, which does not direct or authorises CEC to submit such report''.

Mr Reddy contended that ''at the outset, on a plain reading of the observations and recommendations of Central Empowered Committee makes it abundantly clear that it has not dealt with any issues relating to environment''.

''There is no green issue involved. The boundary dispute between two private companies is not concern of Central Empowered Committee''.

''The boundary dispute is already adjudicated by the High Court. This judgment has become final, since no party has preferred any appeal against the same.

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