A division bench comprising Chief Justice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta and Justice P V Sanjay Kumar of the High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad, while passing an interim order, expressed dissatisfaction over the case diary that was produced by the investigating officer to the court.
The court had last week directed the AP Police to furnish the case diary before the court today, relating to a case registered in connection with the killing of the 20 people in police firing.
"For the time being we are giving 60 days time to complete the investigation. You (Govt) should produce the progress of the investigation from next hearing. The investigation should be conducted impartially," Chief Justice Sengupta said while passing the interim order.
The judges also observed that in case it is felt that the investigation is not satisfactory, then the court will appoint an independent team for the probe.
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Bowing to pressure from various quarters, the Andhra Pradesh government recently issued orders for handing over the case to SIT, headed by senior IPS officer Ravishankar Ayyanar.
However, the bench suggested him to file an affidavit if there are any objections on any of the members of the SIT.
"We cannot take oral submissions. You (defence) file an affidavit with all your concerns. We will look into that.At this stage we cannot comment," the bench said.
Twenty people were gunned down in Seshachalam forests of Chittoor district on April 7 in an operation by the police.