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The ongoing proceeding into the disqualification petitions filed by the Bharat Rashtra Samithi enactment against immoderate of its MLAs for allegedly defecting to the ruling Congress has taken an absorbing turn.
The substance is apt to onshore successful the Supreme Court again if the contempt petition filed by the BRS enactment against Speaker G. Prasad Kumar is immoderate indication. Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai is reported to person said connected Monday that the apex tribunal would perceive a petition seeking contempt proceedings against the Telangana Assembly Speaker for allegedly not complying with its absorption to determine disqualification pleas against the 10 BRS legislators.
The CJI made the remarks erstwhile it was brought to his announcement that the Speaker was dragging the disqualification petitions filed against the 10 MLAs T. Prakash Goud, Kale Yadaiah, Gudem Mahipal Reddy, Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy, Tellam Venkat Rao, Arekapudi Gandhi, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, M. Sanjay Kumar, Kadiyam Srihari and Danam Nagender. It was alleged that Mr. Prasad Kumar had not complied with the 3 period clip acceptable by the apex tribunal connected July 31 to determine connected the substance arsenic the deadline which expired connected October 31.
The Speaker connected his portion has issued summons to the 10 MLAs and completed the process relating to MLAs T. Prakash Goud, Kale Yadaiah, Gudem Mahipal Reddy and Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy. Proceedings successful respect of 4 different MLAs Tellam Venkat Rao, Arekapudi Gandhi, Pocharam Srinivas Reddy and M. Sanjay Kumar were launched past week with the advocates connected behalf of the 4 MLAs forcefully arguing successful enactment of their clients claiming that they did not defect to the ruling Congress.
Two different MLAs Kadiyam Srihari and Danam Nagender nevertheless did not respond to the summons issued by the Speaker who is chairing the Tribunal constituted nether Tenth Schedule of the Constitution dealing with the Anti Defection Law. The Tribunal is expected to spot heated debates connected November 14 erstwhile the advocates of the petitioners, reportedly equipped with proofs are expected to grill the responsive MLAs. The Speaker is understood to person appealed to the Supreme Court to assistance much clip for completing the process arsenic fewer MLAs were not forthcoming to be the hearings.
Coming successful this background, the Supreme Court’s reported determination to perceive the contempt petition assumes significance. Sources successful the Legislature Secretariat replied successful the antagonistic erstwhile asked whether immoderate announcement was received from the apex tribunal to be the proceeding connected November 17. “We person not received immoderate connection truthful far,” was however an authoritative responded.
