Andhra Pradesh: State Election Commissioner Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar on Saturday filed a petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking a CBI inquiry over the leak of crucial information from the Governor's office.
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The SEC brought the issue to the notice of the High Court through a petition stating that letters written by him to the Governor which are supposed to be kept confidential were divulged.
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Nimmagadda Ramesh Kumar also mentioned the Chief Secretary of the Government, the Governor's Chief Secretary, AP Ministers - Peddireddy Ramachandra Redd and Botcha Satyanarayana as respondents in the petition.
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The High Court transferred the petition to another bench.
