Hyderabad, May 18 -- The Special Court for Public Representatives in Nampally has dismissed all charges against Telangana Industries minister D Sridhar Babu and 13 others in a case related to protests during the land acquisition for the Kaleshwaram project.

The verdict brings an end to a legal battle that began in 2017, when police registered cases against Sridhar Babu, current government advisor Harkara Venugopal Rao, leaders Annayya Goud, Shashibhushan Kache, and nine others for allegedly obstructing official duties during a public consultation in Basanthnagar, Peddapalli district.

The court found insufficient evidence to proceed and ruled in favour of the accused, dismissing all charges. The case stemmed from protests led by Sridhar ...