Supreme Court Upholds Quashing of 2016 SC/ST Case Against Telangana CM Revanth Reddy

The bench found the High Court’s view plausible due to the absence of direct evidence linking him to the 2016 incident.

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A bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant with Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul Pancholi dismissed the challenge on Monday, leaving the Telangana High Court’s July 2025 quashing intact.
The judges said no prima facie case was made out against A Revanth Reddy, noting the material was hearsay or inferential and did not connect him to the alleged offence.
Arguments that liability could attach under Section 6 of the SC/ST Act for abetment were rejected because the record lacked substantive corroboration.
The court remarked that the litigation bore signs of political battles pursued for mileage, while clarifying it was not issuing a clean chit beyond upholding the High Court’s reasoning.
The original FIR, lodged in 2016 over alleged trespass, demolition and casteist abuse at an SC housing society, had been quashed after the High Court found Reddy was not present and no evidence tied him to the act, and earlier contempt concerns over allegations against a judge were closed following apologies.