Supreme Court has refused to grant bail to senior woman IAS officer from Andhra Pradesh, Y Srilakshmi, allegedly involved in the Obulapuram mining scam. A bench of justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad asked Srilakshmi to approach the special CBI judge in Hyderabad,dealing with the case, for bail.

The apex court said it was not inclined to grant her any relief at this stage as the CBI had filed its supplementary chargesheet and it would be appropriate if the officer makes a fresh bail plea before the court concerned. Srilakshmi had moved the apex court challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court order cancelling her bail, granted by the special CBI judge.

The high court had cancelled the bail on the ground that she had the propensity to tamper with the evidence and influence the witnesses.