Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a special leave petition of the Andhra Pradesh government challenging the state high court’s order banning painting of government buildings with YSR Congress party colours.
The apex court ordered that the party colours painted on the government buildings be removed within four weeks. It warned that if the government did not comply with the orders, it would be treated as contempt of court.
The Supreme Court did not agree with the arguments that the colours painted on the government buildings had nothing to do with the YSRC flag colours.
It said the colours were very much in tune with the party colours and upheld the judgement of the high court in this regard.
It may be mentioned that the high court had ordered removal the party colours from the government buildings.
While the high court said no colour resembling the YSRC colours should be used for government buildings, the Jagan government brought in another GO, adding terracotta colour to the existing colours.
Some persons challenging this GO in the high court again and the court, after thorough enquiry, revoked the GO.
The high court expressed anger over the government and summoned both chief secretary and panchayat raj secretary to the court on May 28.
In the meantime, the Jagan government moved the Supreme Court challenging the high court verdict. But now, the SC upheld the high court order.
