Telangana High Court on Monday closed a contempt of court matter taken up against former Siddipet District Collector Venkatram Reddy, who is presently MLC.
The contempt of court case was taken up suo moto against Mr. Reddy after a single judge of the HC referred the comments made by him in November last year over the High Courts and Supreme Court. Mr. Reddy was Siddipet Collector then.
During an open meeting with fertilizer shop owners and seed-selling agents, Mr. Reddy warned them against selling paddy seed to farmers as the State government decided not to encourage paddy cultivation. He stated that he would cancel licences of agents who sell paddy seed to agriculturists and “would not revoke them even if they get orders from the High Court or Supreme Court.”
