Hyderabad, April 16 -- Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court recused himself on Tuesday, April 15, from hearing the quash petition filed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, which sought to set aside a 2016 FIR registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act at Gachibowli.

The judge stepped down, citing a conflict of interest, as he had previously represented the complainant, N Peddiraju, in other legal matters.

Consequently, Justice Lakshman directed the High Court Registry to place the petition before the Chief Justice for reassignment to another bench.

The FIR relates to a land dispute over 31 acres in Survey No. 127 of Gopanpally village. The complainant alleged that Revanth Reddy's ...