Today, On 31st July, Supreme Court has ordered the Telangana Speaker to complete the disqualification proceedings against 10 BRS MLAs within three months, stating, “No MLA should be allowed to delay the process. The Speaker must draw adverse inferences if needed.”
The Supreme Court gave its judgment in the case related to the disqualification of ten Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs in Telangana.
The Court reserved its verdict in this matter.
The Supreme Court bench of CJI B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran delivered the judgment in the BRS MLA disqualification case.
Today, it clearly said that the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly must complete the disqualification process of the MLAs within three months.
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The Court explained that it had gone through several earlier judgments while dealing with this case. It focused on whether the Speaker had acted quickly in handling the matter.
The Court stated,
“We observed that whether the speaker acted in an expeditious manner. It was observed that by his conduct he did not hear in an expeditious.”
The Supreme Court found that the division bench of the High Court made a mistake by interfering with the earlier decision given by the single judge.
The order clearly said,
“The division bench has erred in interfering the order and the learned single judge.”
Further, the Court directed the Speaker to continue the disqualification proceedings without delay.
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It said,
“We ask the speaker to continue to the disqualification proceedings against the MLAs.”
The Supreme Court noted that the single judge had not given any instructions earlier to dispose of the matter within a fixed time.
The order said,
“The single judge had not issued any direction for time-bound disposal to the Speaker.”
The Supreme Court also pointed out an important legal point. It clarified that when the Speaker decides on disqualification matters, he acts as a tribunal and does not enjoy any constitutional protection.
The Court said,
“When functioning as an adjudicating authority in disqualification matters, the Speaker acts as a tribunal and is subject to the jurisdiction of the High Court and the Supreme Court. In this capacity, the Speaker does not enjoy constitutional immunity.”
The apex court made it very clear that the disqualification case must be finished at the earliest and definitely within three months.
It said,
“The disqualification proceedings against the 10 MLAs must be concluded as quickly as possible, and no later than three months.”
The Court also warned that no MLA should be allowed to delay the process. If anyone tries to slow it down, the Speaker should take it seriously.
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The Court said,
“No MLA should be allowed to delay the process. If any attempt is made to do so, the Speaker is expected to draw adverse inferences.”
This decision by the Supreme Court ensures that disqualification proceedings will not be dragged for long and will be completed within a fixed time frame.
Case Title: Padi Kaushik Reddy & P. Mohith Rao v. The State of Telangana & Others [SLP(C) No. 2353-2354/2025]
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