"skill-development-scam"

A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Pankaj Mithal adjourned the hearing after senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for Naidu, informed it that senior advocate Harish Salve will be arguing the matter but he is unavailable today.

The Supreme Court split on N Chandrababu Naidu's plea to quash the FIR in the Rs 371-crore skill development scam, with conflicting opinions on the applicability of Section 17A

Resultantly, the matter has been referred to the Chief Justice of India for appropriate orders for the constitution of a larger Bench to decide Naidu's plea.

On October 31, the High Court granted interim bail for a period of four weeks to Naidu on health grounds. Advocates representing Naidu had informed the court that he needed the bail to undergo a cataract surgery.

TDP Chief Chandrababu Naidu is currently facing allegations of corruption related to Skill Develpment Scam case which is being investigated by CID.

Addressing a public meeting, CM Jagan said that all the way from Janma Bhoomi Committees to Skill Development to Fibre Grid, corruption had ruled roost while Naidu failed to implement welfare schemes despite having the same budget

Chandrababu Naidu was arrested on September 9 for alleged misappropriation of funds and is currently under judicial remand and lodged at the Rajamahendravaram Central Prison

TDP chief was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on September 9 in connection with the multi-crore skill development scam case.

The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday filed a caveat petition in the Supreme Court with a plea to hear its view regarding the Skill Development scam that led to the arrest of former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu.

Senior advocate Siddharth Luthra, appearing for the TDP leader, rushed to a bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud after Justice Bhatti, who was sitting with Justice Sanjiv Khanna, recused himself from hearing his petition.

Naidu was arrested on September 9, for allegedly misappropriating funds from the Skill Development Corporation, leading to an alleged loss of over  Rs.300 crore to the state exchequer.

Naidu was being interrogated by CID officials at the Rajahmundry Central Prison, where he is presently held.

Chandrababu Naidu was arrested on September 9 for allegedly misappropriating funds from the Skill Development Corporation when he was chief minister in 2015, which resulted in a purported loss of more than Rs 300 crore to the state exchequer.

Following the end of Naidu's custody on Friday, he appeared before the judge via virtual means from Rajahmundry Central Jail. Judge Hima Bindu granted a two-day extension of custody.

Balakrishna, one of 16 TDP MLAs suspended for unruly behavior, contends that it was YSRCP leaders who initiated the disturbance in the Assembly.

It has been established that Naidu had channeled the scam amount through shell companies, ED found how it was routed and the Income Tax department served notices, he added.

The CID last week arrested Naidu for the alleged multi-crore scam in the project and a court in Vijayawada sent him to judicial custody for 14 days.

Chandrababu Naidu, a former Andhra Pradesh chief minister, is currently lodged in the Rajamahendravaram central prison after a court in Vijayawada remanded him in judicial custody for 14 days on September 9.

TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu was sent to judicial remand and is currently lodged in a Central Prison in Rajamahendravaram in a case registered by the Andhra Pradesh CID.

The TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu is already in judicial custody after the CID arrested him on September 9 in an alleged skill development scam.