Hyderabad, Aug. 19 -- The Telangana High Court on Monday, August 18, issued notices to former minister Sabitha Indra Reddy and retired IAS officer Kripanandam in connection with the illegal Obulapuram mining case. The court also directed the registry to call for relevant records from the CBI special court.

The development comes after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an appeal challenging the May 6 verdict of the Hyderabad CBI Court, which had acquitted Sabita Indra Reddy (then minister for Mines) and Kripanandam (then Secretary for Industries). They were listed as the 8th and 9th accused, respectively, in the case.

Appearing on behalf of the CBI, senior counsel Srinivas Kapatia argued that while the special court had conv...