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HC Extends Status Quo on Governor Quota MLCs Till Conclusion of Writs

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday extended the status quo order on the notification appointing Prof. M. Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan as MLCs under the Governor quota, till the outcome of writ petitions filed by Dasoju Sravan and K. Satyanarayana. In the course of arguments, senior counsel Aditya Sondhi, representing Dr. Dasoju, alleged the Governor made mala fide decisions to reject the BRS recommendations. The names of the petitioners were forwarded in July 2023, but the Governor kept the decision pending till September 19, senior counsel said, questioning just the two days the Governor took to approve the names of Prof. Kodandaram and Khan, after the files were sent on January 25. Senior counsel said that when MLAs were given the choice to elect anybody as MLC under the public representative quota, similarly the Governor had discretionary powers to appoint the MLCs.

Deccan Chronicle

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