Defamatory remarks on verdicts: Andhra HC orders CBI probe

Days after Andhra Pradesh chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy complained to the Chief Justice of India against the functioning of the state’s high court, the controversary snowballed on Monday. The Andhra High Court said that defamatory social media posts on its judgments will be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation. The HC has issued notice to 49 leaders and activists of the state's ruling YSR Congress Party. Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy complained to the Chief Justice of India, alleging that the Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court and four other judges were acting against his elected government. Contending that the judgments of the High Court were "misrepresented" in the social media posts, the judges asked the government to cooperate with the CBI.