Overview
- After being told the Speaker had issued final orders, the Supreme Court disposed of related petitions and directed his office to share the decisions within two days and the full record within four.
- The Speaker rejected disqualification pleas against 10 MLAs who moved from BRS to Congress, citing lack of conclusive evidence in orders delivered this week following earlier delays.
- BRS leaders said they will file challenges in the Telangana High Court and will approach the Election Commission over Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender’s use of a Congress B-Form while remaining an MLA.
- Senior counsel for the Speaker informed the apex court that some decisions have already been challenged in the High Court, underscoring the shift to judicial review under the Tenth Schedule.
- The fallout turned sharply political as BRS accused Rahul Gandhi of influencing the outcome, while Congress figures countered by highlighting defections during the previous BRS government.