The Telangana high court on Thursday gave a big relief to senior IAS officer Smita Sabharwal in the controversial Kaleshwaram project case.

The court directed that no action be taken against her based on the Justice P C Ghose Commission report on the alleged irregularities in the project construction.

A division bench of the high court led by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh which heard the arguments over the petition filed by Smitha Sabharwal, seeking to quash the Ghose commission report, ruled that no proceedings should be initiated against her solely relying on the Ghose Commission report.

The Commission, in its report, stated that Smitha Sabharwal had played a key role in the execution of the barrages, citing her visits to construction sites, field inspections, and feedback to the

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