HYDERABAD: Pointing out that courts can’t turn into a the town planner, the Excellent Courtroom on Monday stayed an order issued by way of the Andhra Pradesh Prime Courtroom directing the state executive to expand Amaravati because the capital town inside of six months.

Within the March 3 order, the Andhra Pradesh Prime Courtroom had ordered that legislature, government and judiciary of Andhra Pradesh can be based totally in Amaravati, finishing Leader Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s plans to have 3 capitals for the state. The order used to be issued by way of a batch of petitions filed by way of landowners, who participated within the earlier executive’s Land Pooling Scheme for creating the brand new capital Amaravati by way of giving up farm land. The Prime Courtroom had additionally ordered the state executive to finish the improvement of Amaravati inside of six months. The YSRC executive appealed in opposition to the decision within the Excellent Courtroom.

Whilst listening to the AP executive’s plea, a bench of justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna stated the instructions issued by way of the top courtroom have overstepped the primary of “separation of energy”.

“Courts can’t turn into a the town planner and Leader Engineer. Is there no separation of energy within the state of Andhra Pradesh. How can the top courtroom start performing as government,” the Excellent Courtroom bench stated.  

The bench, on the other hand, stated that it is going to read about the criminal questions concerned within the subject on January 31.

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