A Division Bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court led by Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and comprising Justices M. Satyanarayana Murthy and D.V.S.S. Somayajulu directed the State to file a counter and status report on the compliance with that portion of its order dated March 3, which required the provision of basic amenities — roads, drinking water, drainage and electricity — in Amaravati within one month, by July 12.
While hearing a batch of petitions related to Amaravati, on Thursday, the court took note of the farmers’ argument that the State did nothing in pursuance of the judgment on proposed three capitals and ordered that the government should submit a status report, against the backdrop of its plea for extension of time filed on April 1, 2022.
When the petitioners argued that there were some statements by Ministers which made a mockery of the judgment, Chief Justice Mishra said the verdict could be critically analyzed by any party and such an analysis could not be a disparagement by itself.
