Hyderabad, April 6 -- The Telangana High Court dismissed the petition of a former government employee seeking to quash 14-year-old corruption charges against him.

Azmeera Kailas worked as an Assistant Divisional Engineer with the Andhra Pradesh Central Power Distribution Company Limited (APCPDCL).

In 2010, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) raided his properties and found that from January 2002 to December 2010, he had accumulated far more money than his government salary. They found Rs 47.03 lakh unaccounted cash for which he failed to give a satisfactory explanation.

According to Section 19 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988, a government must sanction or give a formal permission before prosecuting its employee for corruption. ...