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The Andhra Pradesh High Court (HC) connected Wednesday (September 24, 2025) posted YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president and Pulivendula MLA Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s writ petition that challenged the Andhra Pradesh Legislature’s alleged refusal to confer Leader of the Opposition (LoP) presumption successful the Assembly, for further proceeding aft 4 weeks, directing the respondents to record counters.
The erstwhile CM argued that the ruling passed by the Speaker connected February 5, 2025 connected recognising him arsenic LoP was illegal. It was mentioned successful the impugned ruling that the person of a enactment which lacks a minimum spot of 18 successful the 175-member Legislative Assembly cannot beryllium recognised arsenic LoP and that it was improper to springiness LoP presumption to Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy purely connected discretion.
Mr. Jagan Mohan Reddy stated that administering of the oath to him aft the Chief Minister and the Council of Ministers were sworn in, was a interruption from the contented and it gave him the content that the determination not to assistance him the LoP had already been taken with an intent to suppress the dependable of the YSRCP, which won successful lone 11 Assembly constituencies successful the 2024 wide elections.
He pointed retired that the Speaker passed the said ruling erstwhile his earlier petition successful the HC connected the aforesaid substance (dated July 23, 2024) was pending. The supplication is for designating him arsenic LoP arsenic per Section 12-B of The A.P. Payment Of Salaries And Pension And Removal Of Disqualifications Act, 1953 oregon successful the alternative, declaring him arsenic LoP successful the A.P. Legislative Assembly.
