Hyderabad, July 27 -- The Telangana High Court, on Monday, July 27, directed the Chief Secretary (CS) Sanjay Jaju to remove HYDRAA Chief AV Ranganath from his post with immediate effect, rejecting an apology offered by him over a matter of contempt of court.

The court urged the state government's Chief Secretary to find a suitable replacement of the officer as early as possible.

"Having arrived at the conclusion based on the material on record, and that the reasons.this court is of the considered opinion, that the Commissioner HYDRAA (Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency) should be relieved of the post, as observed, the contemptuous nature of the acts of omission and commission are apparent," Justice Anil Kumar Jukant...