Taking serious note of GHMC Commissioner not appearing before the court despite a direction in contempt of court matter, Justice Lalitha Kanneganti of Telangana High Court on Tuesday said the top official of the civic body must present himself before the HC on Thursday and explain his stand.
D.S. Lokesh Kumar, who was GHMC Commissioner and recently replaced by D. Ronald Rose, was the second respondent in the contempt of court case filed by a businessman K. Nandu Kumar. On June 12, the judge issued Form-I notices to Mr. Lokesh Kumar, along with GHMC Circle 18 Deputy Commissioner Raviteja and Assistant Town Planner Rajkumar, to appear personally before the bench to explain their stand over the contempt case.
While the other two officials presented themselves before the bench on Tuesday, Mr. Lokesh Kumar did not turn up. Taking a serious exception to the non-compliance of the court’s direction in the contempt case, the judge instructed Mr. Lokesh Kumar to appear before the court on Thursday. The judge noted that not appearing before the HC despite instructions would amount to contempt of court.
