Relatives of senior sitting judge involved in benami deals in Amaravati, Justice Eswaraiah claims in SC
Synopsis
In an affidavit filed in the top court, Justice (retd) Eswaraiah said he had sought information from a suspended judicial officer regarding the benami transactions in a phone conversation, which purportedly pertained to corruption allegations related to land deals in the state's new capital region.
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The matter came up for hearing on Monday before a bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan. The bench posted the matter for hearing in the first week of February.
NEW DELHI: Former Andhra Pradesh High Court judge Justice (retd) V Eswaraiah has alleged in the Supreme Court that relatives of a “senior sitting” apex court judge were involved in “benami transactions” in the Amaravati land scam and he was trying to collect more evidence in this regard.