NEW DELHI, JAN 8: The Delhi High Court today asked leader of opposition in the Andhra Pradesh assembly Y S Rajashekhar Reddy to supply more documents in a public interest litigation (PIL) alleging corruption charges against Chief Minister N Chandrababu naidu.A division bench of Chief Justice arijit pasayat and Justice D.K.Jain fixed January 17 for the next hearing.On November 1, 1999, the Andhra Pradesh High Court had disposed off a petition filed by Reddy which said Naidu and his family members had amassed wealth disproportionate to their known source of income. Reddy took the matter to Supreme Court on February 25 last year. He has now approached the Delhi high court with fresh matter.His actions follow a representation to Andhra Pradesh Governor on June 5 last year seeking permission to prosecute Naidu under the Prevention of Corruption Act. In his petition, Reddy said the Chief Minister had till 1998 declared only two acres of land at his native village Naravaripali and a monthly agriculture income of Rs. 30,000.But several assets were acquired by him before 1995. According to the PIL, Naidu owns 13.05 acres of land at Nindali, Balaiahpalli Mandal and Nellore district, his present residence at Jubilee Hills, a site at road 12 Banjara Hills under Venkateswara Housing Society, 7.61 lakh equity shares in Heritage Foods with premium value of Rs. 10 each, Rs. 1.07 lakh worth of other investments, Rs. 1.28 lakh cash, Rs. 4.15 lakh worth of equity shares in unlisted companies.The PIL added that his wife's assets include 10.23 acres of agriculture land at Nindali, 0.19 acres of land at Yellreddygudem in Narketpally, 0.19 acres at Kothuguda at Serilingampally, 2.33 acres at Chennakurpur in Sriperambadar, 0.21 acres at Madhapur, a building under construction at Punjgutta near NIMS, 34 per cent shares in Sri Rama agri farm (3.28 acres) at Kondapur on city outskirts, 11.23 lakh equity shares in heritage, 966.7 grams of gold, eight kg of silver, Rs. 28.1 lakh investments in various companies, cash, bank balances and other moveable property worth Rs. 7.36 lakh.The son's assests include 8.9 acres at Nindali, 33 per centshares in Sri Rama agriculture farm, 31,500 equity shares in Heritage, 6.25 lakh shares in unlisted companies and Rs. 1.45 lakh cash, the PIL said.
