Fan club of late Telugu star Krishna suffers setback after Telangana High Court denies plea against removal of his statue
Krishna statue removal case, Krishna statue legal battle: The fan club of late Telugu star Krishna sought to declare the municipal corporation’s directive to remove the statue from Mahabubnagar as “illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional”.
Krishna statue removal case: The Telangana High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the fan club of late Telugu superstar Krishna against an order of the Mahabubnagar Municipal Corporation asking the removal of his statue.
Justice B Vijaysen Reddy said he was not “inclined to entertain this petition” and held, “petitioner had neither obtained any permission for installing the statue nor obtained any site allotment orders from the competent authorities.”
The association’s district president Ramesh Babu, 35, had filed the plea to declare the civic body’s November order as “illegal, arbitrary and unconstitutional”, arguing it was issued in violation of Articles 21 (right to life and personal liberty) and 300A (no person shall be deprived of their property, and that states can only acquire property through a valid legal process and not arbitrarily) of the Constitution.
The court dismissed the plea on November 27 but allowed four weeks’ time to shift the statute from the area in question to another place on the request of the association’s counsel G Rajeshwar Rao.
Veteran actor Ghattamaneni Siva Rama Krishna, popularly known as Krishna passed away on November 15, 2022 after suffering multiple organ failure at the age of 79.
His son G Mahesh Babu is a popular actor and producer who made a debut in Tollywood as a child artist in Needa (1979) and as a lead actor in Rajakumarudu (1999).
The superstar born on May 31, 1943, in Burripalem in the Guntur district of present-day Andhra Pradesh made his debut as a lead actor in director Adurthi Subba Rao’s romantic drama Thene Manasulu in 1965.
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He was famously known as “James Bond” after he starred in the 1977 hit film James Bond 777. He also played the role of a spy in the Telugu movies Agent Gopi and Gudachari 117.
Krishna was also known for introducing several cutting-edge movie-making technologies in Telugu cinema. His blockbuster movie “Alluri Sitarama Raju” was the first film in Telugu to be shot in CinemaScope. Similarly, his directorial debut “Simhasanam” was the first Telugu movie to be made on 70mm film.
The Telugu superstar, a recipient of Padma Bhushan, acted in more than 300 films and directed and produced dozens of films. He entered electoral politics in 1989 as a Congress candidate when he became an MP from Eluru.
The veteran actor is remembered by his fans for his five-decade career as an actor, producer, director and head of the famous production company Padmalaya Studios.
Richa Sahay is a Legal Correspondent for The Indian Express, where she focuses on simplifying the complexities of the Indian judicial system. A law postgraduate, she leverages her advanced legal education to bridge the gap between technical court rulings and public understanding, ensuring that readers stay informed about the rapidly evolving legal landscape.
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