Telangana High Court
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has issued notices to Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender and Speaker of the Assembly Gaddam Prasad Kumar, asking them to reply to the petition filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) floor leader in the Assembly A Maheshwar Reddy in four weeks.
The Speaker had ruled that Danam Nagender had not changed his political party. Contesting this decision, Reddy approached the High Court, praying for the quashing of the Speaker’s ruling.
His counsel argued that Nagender, who had won the 2023 Assembly election on a Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) ticket, contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Secunderabad on Congress’ B-Form. He contended that the issue falls under the anti-defection law.
The High Court made Danam Nagender and Gaddam Prasad the respondents in the case and posted the next hearing to April 16, directing them to submit their responses to the court before the next hearing.
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