The special leave petition requests the disqualification of Kadiyam Srihari, T Venkata Rao, and Danam Nagender. Additionally, the BRS had previously approached the High Court regarding these three MLAs, which resulted in the court directing the Speaker to resolve the petitions within a reasonable time.
NEW DELHI: The BRS opposition party filed a petition in the Supreme Court on Thursday (16th Jan), seeking the disqualification of 10 MLAs who switched allegiance from the pink party to the ruling Congress.
The party moved to the apex court after the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly failed to act on the disqualification petitions. Despite waiting for nine months, no action had been taken by the Speaker.
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The special leave petition requests the disqualification of Kadiyam Srihari, T Venkata Rao, and Danam Nagender. Additionally, the BRS had previously approached the High Court regarding these three MLAs, which resulted in the court directing the Speaker to resolve the petitions within a reasonable time.
The BRS also filed a writ petition against seven other MLAs—Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, K Yadaiah, Dr Sanjay, Arekapudi Gandhi, Prakash Goud, Mahipal Reddy, and Krishna Mohan Reddy.
The party plans to justify directly approaching the Supreme Court regarding the seven MLAs by referencing the outcome of the High Court’s judgment concerning the three turncoat MLAs—Nagender, Venkat Rao, and Kadiyam.
Previously, a single judge of the Telangana High Court instructed the assembly secretary to secure a timeline from the Speaker’s office for deciding the disqualification petitions against the three MLAs. However, the assembly secretary filed a writ appeal, and a division bench of the High Court set aside the single judge’s order, leaving the matter for the Speaker to resolve within a reasonable time.
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Two BRS MLAs have now filed the Special Leave Petition, claiming that despite six months passing since the High Court’s order, the Speaker has yet to issue notices to the three defectors. BRS counsel, Mohith Rao, stated that they are relying on the Keisham Meghachandra case, which set limits for constitutional authorities.
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