SC Dismisses IAS Officer's Plea in Obulapuram Mining Scam, Trial to Proceed

• Supreme Court dismisses IAS officer Y Srilakshmi's plea for discharge in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) case.
• A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and N K Singh upheld the Telangana High Court's decision, paving the way for her trial.
• Srilakshmi, former Industries & Commerce secretary, was named in a CBI supplementary charge sheet for allegedly favoring Obulapuram Mining Company.
• CBI alleges she abused her position by omitting captive mining conditions and issuing favorable notifications, violating mining acts.
• She faces charges under IPC sections 120B, 409, and Prevention of Corruption Act provisions; businessman Gali Janardhan Reddy was also convicted in the case.