Supreme Court sends the Andhra Pradesh anti-malaria drive case to the High Court for monitoring of the investigation

8 October 2026

On October 7, 2026 a bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V Mohana dealt with a letter petition about an anti-malaria drive in Andhra Pradesh.
Nallapu Manideep had written to the Chief Justice on September 2, 2026 about events at Gollaguppa village in Polavaram District.
About 52 villagers were hospitalised after being given anti-malaria tablets, a seven-year-old girl died, and the letter said 23 other children were shifted to Telangana for treatment.
The State of Andhra Pradesh, represented by Senior Advocate Sidharth Luthra, told the Court that authorities had taken cognisance, a criminal case had been registered and the viscera report was awaited.
The Court took suo motu cognisance of the concerns raised and said the matter warrants judicial oversight until the ongoing investigation is taken to its logical conclusion.
It transferred the proceedings to the Andhra Pradesh High Court as the appropriate forum to monitor the investigation and any consequential proceedings.
The Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court was asked to take up the matter on a priority basis, and the writ petition was disposed of.