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The Supreme Court on Thursday (July 31, 2025), in a judgment, directed the Telangana Assembly Speaker to decide the disqualification petitions against 10 MLAs who shifted allegiance to the ruling Congress party in the State, as early as possible, and not exceed three months at any cost.
The judgment was delivered by a Bench headed by Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai.
The court ordered the Speaker should draw adverse inference against any MLA who tries to delay the disqualification proceedings.
The apex court urged the Parliament to review the disqualification proceedings under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, saying Assembly Speakers tend to delay the process due to latent political considerations and to protect the MLAs under question, posing a danger to the democratic framework.
The disqualification petitions were filed the Bharat Rashtriya Samiti (BRS) before the Telangana Assembly Speaker in March-April 2024.
Danam Nagender, Kadiyam Srihari, Tellam Venkat Rao, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Kale Yadaiah, M. Sanjay Kumar, Krishnamohan Reddy, Mahipal Reddy, Prakash Goud, and Arekapudi Gandhi, originally elected on BRS ticket switched to Congress.
The BRS moved Supreme Court in January citing the lack of action from the Speaker and Legislature Secretary, noting that even preliminary notices were not issued to the defected MLAs.
Published – July 31, 2025 11:19 am IST
