The Telangana High Court on Monday issued notices to the Telangana Assembly Speaker and MLAs Danam Nagender, Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy, Kadiyam Srihari, Tellam Venkata Rao, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, Kale Yadaiah, T Prakash Goud, Dr Sanjay, Gudem Mahipal Reddy and Arekapudi Gandhi following a public interest litigation filed by Praja Shanti party president KA Paul.
The two judge bench of the Telangana High Court comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice J. Sreenivas Rao issued the notices after Paul sought judicial intervention to declare these MLAs disqualified from their positions under the Tenth Schedule of the Indian Constitution and the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The petition alleged that these legislators had violated anti-defection laws, constituting a breach of both the Constitution and electoral regulations.