Andhra Pradesh High Court has placed First Additional Special Judge for CBI cases – T Pattabhirama Rao under suspension after considering some information it received against the judge.

Incidentally, the judge had granted bail to former Karnataka Minister Gali Janardhan Reddy in the OMC illegal
mining case last month, while he had rejected bail to IAS officer Y Srilakshmi, another accused in the OMC scam.

Though, following an appeal by the CBI, the High Court had kept under suspension till June 5 the orders on granting bail to Gali.

Registrar General (Vigilance), who issued the order in this regard last night, said after considering the information received against the judge, the High Court decided that it was necessary to place him under suspension in public interest, with immediate effect.