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(i). After the approval, the file had to be sent or circulated to Industries Department for remarks regarding the status and information about expansion of India Cements plant. But instead by abuse of official position, Sri Adityanath Das (A-5), IAS, Secretary, Irrigation Department overruled the above aspect and made an endorsement that the Chief Engineer, ISWR has agreed to the proposal of the Chief Engineer, Minor and agreed to give additional 7 lakh gallons of water per day in addition to already 3 lakh gallon (total 10 lakh gallon in all) to India Cements Limited (A-7). On 25.06.2008 the then Minister (M & MI) Sri Ponnala Lakshmaiah agreed to the proposal and finally the then Chief Minister late Sri Y.S.Rajasekhara Reddy, in furtherance of criminal conspiracy accorded his assent on 03.07.2008, in quid-pro-quo to the illegal gratification paid by India Cements Limited (A-7). The draft G.O was put up on 08.07.2008, the Special Officer (Technical) made an observation that the terms and conditions must be specified and he also observed that the period of permission to be specified as five years as there was no mention of the period in the earlier G.O.Ms.No.408, that G.O.Ms.No.146 dated 22.07.2008 was issued according permission to India Cements Limited (A-7) to draw 10 lakh gallons of total quantity of water per day including 3 lakh gallons of water already permitted from Krishna River downstream of Nagarjunasagar Dam near Wazirabad for consumptive use of their expansion unit at Nalgonda. A-5 by abusing his official position as a public servant issued G.O.Ms. No.146, dated 22.07.2008 according permission to draw 10 lakh gallons of total quantity of water per day including 3 lakh gallons of water already permitted from Krishna River unduly favouring the firm, by deceit and suppressing the facts pertaining to the terms and conditions mentioned in the earlier G.O.Ms.No.408, during the period 2007 to 2008 apart from India Cements Limited (A-7) other companies viz., M/s.Deccan Cements Limited, Hyderabad, M/s.Madhucon Sugar and Power Industries, M/s.Maruti Ispat and Energy Private Limited had also applied for allocation of water. Their proposals from the concerned Chief Engineers were sent to Secretary, Irrigation Department and they were kept pending on the instructions of the then Chief Minister by abusing his official position made remarks on the file 'lie until further orders' whereas in case of India Cements Limited (A-7), no such remarks were made by the then Chief Minister as there was illegal gratification in the guise of investment as quid-pro-quo by India Cements Limited (A-7) into the companies of Sri Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy.