Telangana High Court Directs Speaker To Decide In Four Weeks Disqualification Pleas Against BRS MLAs Who Defected To Congress
6 months, 1 week ago

Telangana High Court Directs Speaker To Decide In Four Weeks Disqualification Pleas Against BRS MLAs Who Defected To Congress

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court today directed the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly to fix a schedule of hearing within four weeks to decide upon the disqualification pleas preferred by the BRS and BJP MLAs against the defection of three BRS MLAs to the Congress Party.The bench comprising Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy stated that since there's no information as to the status of the. The Telangana High Court today directed the Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly to fix a schedule of hearing within four weeks to decide upon the disqualification pleas preferred by the BRS and BJP MLAs against the defection of three BRS MLAs to the Congress Party. The Court directed the Assembly Secretary to place the file of the disqualification petitions before the Speaker, where the Speaker was instructed to decide on the pleas within four weeks. The direction of the High Court came while deciding the pleas preferred by BRS MLAs Kuna Pandu Vivekananda and Padi Kaushik Reddy and BJP MLA Alleti Maheshwar Reddy questioning the inaction of the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker to decide on the disqualification pleas against MLAs Venkata Rao Tellam, Kadiyam Srihari, and Danam Nagender.

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PIL plea over KCR’s absence at Assembly: HC asks counsel to get law position on judicial review
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PIL plea over KCR’s absence at Assembly: HC asks counsel to get law position on judicial review

The Hindu  

Raising the point if the prolonged absence of the Leader of Opposition in Assembly sessions would come under judicial review, Telangana High Court on Tuesday directed the counsel of a PIL petitioner to come prepared with rule position on the matter. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara, hearing the plea seeking a direction to …

Operation successful, patient dead? Top court on BRS MLAs disqualification 'delay'
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Operation successful, patient dead? Top court on BRS MLAs disqualification 'delay'

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Telangana government and others over petitions alleging that the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker has delayed deciding on disqualification pleas against seven Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLAs who contested on a BRS ticket, but defected to the ruling Congress. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Masih sought responses from the …

Legal Briefs | Telangana HC directs reconsidering application for Judicial Clerkship
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1 month ago

Legal Briefs | Telangana HC directs reconsidering application for Judicial Clerkship

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court faulted the authorities for rejecting an application for judicial law clerk for hyper technical reasons. Case against PFI quashed Justice Juvvadi Sridevi of Telangana High Court quashed criminal proceedings against office bearers of the Popular Front of India in connection with a 2018 case alleging that they organised a meeting leading to disrupting of public …

Restraining SC candidates from AP: HC upholds decision of state, KNRUHS
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Restraining SC candidates from AP: HC upholds decision of state, KNRUHS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The Telangana High Court upheld the decision of the state government and Kaloji Narayana Rao University for Health Sciences in restraining candidates who had obtained Scheduled Castes certificate in Andhra Pradesh, to avail the benefits of reservations in PG medical admissions in Telangana, in the 50 per cent seats to be filled up by the state and the health university. …

Ought To Have Ensured Timely Filing Of Petition: Telangana HC Declines To Condone Over 5-Yr Delay By Judicial Officer In Challenging Dismissal
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Ought To Have Ensured Timely Filing Of Petition: Telangana HC Declines To Condone Over 5-Yr Delay By Judicial Officer In Challenging Dismissal

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a judicial officer challenging her dismissal order that was issued in 2019. The petitioner had approached the court contending that although her dismissal order was passed in 2019, she could not approach the court at an earlier date due to her non-cooperative counsel. The division bench of Justice P …

BRS Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision By Telangana Speaker On Disqualification Pleas Against 7 MLAs Who Defected To Congress
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BRS Moves Supreme Court For Early Decision By Telangana Speaker On Disqualification Pleas Against 7 MLAs Who Defected To Congress

Live Law  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi and its MLAs have moved the Supreme Court assailing the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker's delay in deciding disqualification petitions filed in respect of 7 MLAs who contested the 2023 Assembly elections on BRS ticket but later joined the ruling Congress party in the state. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and K Vinod Chandran recently listed the …

10 BRS defectors served notice by Telangana assembly
1 month, 2 weeks ago

10 BRS defectors served notice by Telangana assembly

Hindustan Times  

Hyderabad Telangana state assembly secretary Dr V Narasimha Charyulu on Tuesday issued notices to 10 lawmakers belonging to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi who defected to the ruling Congress last year, people familiar with the matter said. 10 BRS defectors served notice by Telangana assembly The notices were issued acting on a batch of petitions filed by the BRS to state …

SC Asks Telangana Assembly to Define 'Reasonable Period' for Disqualification Decisions on Defecting MLAs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC Asks Telangana Assembly to Define 'Reasonable Period' for Disqualification Decisions on Defecting MLAs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Supreme Court Asks Telangana Assembly to Define 'Reasonable Period' for Disqualification Decisions on Defecting MLAs A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih scheduled the matter for February 10 and instructed Senior Advocate Mukul Rohatgi to consult the Speaker and provide their views on what would be a reasonable timeframe. The issue began when a Single Bench of …

BRS MLAs' Defection To Congress | 'What Would Be A Reasonable Period To Decide Disqualification Pleas?' Supreme Court Asks Telangana Assembly
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BRS MLAs' Defection To Congress | 'What Would Be A Reasonable Period To Decide Disqualification Pleas?' Supreme Court Asks Telangana Assembly

Live Law  

In a petition filed by Telangana MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy pertaining to the defection of 3 MLAs from his party to the ruling Congress party, the Supreme Court recently asked the State Legislative Assembly as to what would be a "reasonable period" for deciding the disqualification pleas filed against the defecting MLAs.A bench of Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih …

SC asks Speaker office what is ‘reasonable time’
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SC asks Speaker office what is ‘reasonable time’

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the office of the Telangana Assembly Speaker what constituted ‘reasonable time’ according to the Speaker to take a decision on the disqualification petitions filed by the BRS against its MLAs who had defected to the Congress. The court gave ten days to counsel for the Assembly secretary to convey the Speaker's perception on …

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Telangana HC Decision Which Struck Down Local Quota Criteria For PG Medical Admissions
2 months ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Telangana HC Decision Which Struck Down Local Quota Criteria For PG Medical Admissions

Live Law  

The Supreme Court recently refused to stay a Telangana High Court judgment which struck down amended criteria for determining 'local' status of candidates in post-graduate medical admissions.For context, the provisions struck down by the High Court included explanation clause to Rule 8 of the Telangana Medical Colleges included explanation clause to Rule 8 of the Telangana Medical Colleges Rules, 2021, …

BRS moves Supreme Court for action against defected MLAs
2 months ago

BRS moves Supreme Court for action against defected MLAs

The Hindu  

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has stepped up its efforts for action against defected MLAs by filing two petitions in the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking disqualification of 10 legislators who switched allegiance to the ruling Congress party. The BRS has filed a Special Leave Petition against three MLAs — Danam Nagender, Kadiyam Srihari, and Tellam Venkat Rao — and a …

BRS goes to SC against turncoat MLAs
2 months ago

BRS goes to SC against turncoat MLAs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The BRS on Thursday took its battle with the Congress for disqualification of 10 of its MLAs, who defected to the ruling party, to the Supreme Court by filing two petitions. The party, in its petitions, urged the apex court to take up the matter quickly and deliver its pronouncement directing the Telangana Assembly Speaker to take action within …

Bombay HC upholds Goa Speaker's decision to not disqualify 8 Congress MLAs
2 months ago

Bombay HC upholds Goa Speaker's decision to not disqualify 8 Congress MLAs

India TV News  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld Goa Assembly Speaker Ramesh Tawadkar's decision to not disqualify the eight Congress MLAs who joined the ruling BJP in the coastal state on September 14, 2022. On November 1 last year, Tawadkar dismissed the disqualification petition against MLAs Digambar Kamat, Aleixo Sequeira, Sankalp Amonkar, Michael Lobo, Delilah Lobo, Kedar Naik, Rudolf Fernandes and …

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Constitution Of India
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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2024 - Constitution Of India

Live Law  

Constitution of India Article 8 - The Court clarified that when a person acquires a foreign citizenship, the cessation of Indian citizenship happens by operation of law by virtue of Section 9 of the Citizenship Act. Rekha Sharma v. High Court of Rajasthan, 2024 LiveLaw 592 : AIR 2024 SC 4241 Article 14, 19, 21, 48A & 51A – Fundamental …

Telangana HC Slams AP, Telangana for Delay in Margadarsi Case
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Telangana HC Slams AP, Telangana for Delay in Margadarsi Case

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Friday expressed anger at the Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments for the delay in submitting their contentions on the criminal proceedings against Margadarsi Financiers and its chairman, the late Ch. After re-commencing hearing in June 2024, following the directions of the Supreme Court, the Telangana High Court directed the Telangana and AP governments to …

HC gives relief to the Speaker in 2019 case
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HC gives relief to the Speaker in 2019 case

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:In a relief to Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar, the Telangana High Court quashed the proceedings filed against him for the crime registered during the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. G. Prasad Kumar, who served as an MLA until 2018, along with Konda Vishwesheshwar Reddy, T. Ram Mohan Reddy, former MLA Pargi, Pilot Rohit Reddy, MLA Tandur, A. Sudhakar Reddy, …

Telangana HC stays sessions judge decision on KCR, BRS MLA Harish Rao
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana HC stays sessions judge decision on KCR, BRS MLA Harish Rao

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: In major relief to former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former minister T Harish Rao, Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday stayed a decision of the Jayashankar Bhupalpally district court to allow the numbering of a private petition against them. The high court criticised the sessions judge’s decision to review the chief munsif magistrate’s …

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana High Court Quashes FIR Against Junior Civil Judges Accused Under SC/ST Act By Colleague

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has granted relief to two Junior Civil Judges in a long pending case of 10 years, wherein they were charged under Section 3 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Act, 1989. “It is pertinent to mention that respondent No.5 has lodged a complaint against the petitioners on 09.10.2015, subsequent to the report submitted by the …

Inaction Not Mere Lethargy But 'Culpable Refusal' To Act Resulting In Actionable Wrong: Telangana HC Adjudges Contractual Dispute U/ Article 226
3 months ago

Inaction Not Mere Lethargy But 'Culpable Refusal' To Act Resulting In Actionable Wrong: Telangana HC Adjudges Contractual Dispute U/ Article 226

Live Law  

Directing the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd to vacate the premises of certain persons for continuing to occupy it despite expiry of the lease, the Telangana High Court pulled up the public sector undertaking for "quietly continuing to squat on the petitioners' land" without having any right is an overt act requiring the court's interference under Article 226. In doing so …

SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker
3 months, 1 week ago

SC refuses to entertain Congress' plea against non-disqualification of its 8 MLAs by speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging the decision of the Goa assembly speaker to reject the disqualification petition of the Congress against eight of its MLAs who defected to the ruling BJP. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar asked Congress leader Girish Chodankar, who filed the plea in the …

Telangana High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To BRS MLA In Alleged Phone Tapping Case
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Telangana High Court Grants Protection From Arrest To BRS MLA In Alleged Phone Tapping Case

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has directed Police officials not to arrest BRS MLA T. Harish Rao accused of allegedly tapping the phones of Politician and social worker Gadhagoni Chakradhar Goud. However, investigation may go on and the petitioner shall co-operate with the investigating officer by furnishing information and documents, as sought by him.” Background: The case originated when the defacto …

‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy
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3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Raining FIRS’: Supreme Court grants arrest shield to YSR Cong’s Sajjala B Reddy

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday shielded YSR Congress Party’s social media head Sajjala Bhargava Reddy from arrest for two weeks to enable him to approach the high court for bail, observing the interim protection was akin to allowing the petitioner to get first aid while the state government was “raining FIRs” on him. Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister …

Telangana HC stays order on petitions seeking MLA disqualifications
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana HC stays order on petitions seeking MLA disqualifications

Hindustan Times  

The Telangana high court on Friday refused to interfere in the powers of legislative assembly speaker G Prasad Kumar to decide on the disqualification of lawmakers who defected from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi into the Congress, further directing the speaker to deal with the pleas within “reasonable time G Prasad Kumar A division bench of chief justice Alok Aradhe and …

Telangana High Court Asks Assembly Speaker To Decide Disqualification Pleas Against MLAs Who Defected From BRS 'Within Reasonable Time'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana High Court Asks Assembly Speaker To Decide Disqualification Pleas Against MLAs Who Defected From BRS 'Within Reasonable Time'

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court on Friday set aside a September order of the single judge which had directed the Secretary of the legislative Assembly to place the disqualification pleas pending against MLAs–who defected from Bharat Rashtra Samithi –before the Assembly Speaker to fix a schedule of hearing within four weeks.In doing so the high court said that Speaker of. The …

Maheshwar Reddy Urges Telangana HC to Dismiss Appeal on Disqualification
4 months, 1 week ago

Maheshwar Reddy Urges Telangana HC to Dismiss Appeal on Disqualification

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Aleti Maheshwar Reddy, BJP floor leader in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, contended before the Telangana High Court that the secretary of the Legislative Assembly lacks the legal right to file an appeal challenging the orders of the single judge in the issue related to disqualification of BRS members, who had defected. Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, who won the Assembly …

Telangana HC Rejects Plea Seeking FIR Against CM
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana HC Rejects Plea Seeking FIR Against CM

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition filed by Errolla Srinivas of BRS, seeking a direction to Banjara Hills police to register a case against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, alleging that he used filthy language against BRS leaders. The judge during the course of the hearing, observed that political leaders spoke on a lot of …

PIL against defections: Telangana HC notices to 10 turncoat MLAs
5 months, 3 weeks ago

PIL against defections: Telangana HC notices to 10 turncoat MLAs

New Indian Express  

A bench of the Telangana High Court issued notices to 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress after the 2023 Assembly elections without resigning from the pink party. The court was hearing a PIL filed by Praja Shanti Party chief KA Paul, seeking the disqualification of these MLAs for violating the anti-defection provisions under the Tenth Schedule of the …

Supreme Court Says Telangana Governor's MLC Nominations Will Be Subject To Outcome Of BRS Leaders' Petition
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court Says Telangana Governor's MLC Nominations Will Be Subject To Outcome Of BRS Leaders' Petition

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice on a petition filed by Bharat Rashtra Samithi leaders Dasoju Sravan Kumar and Kurra Satyanarayana seeking to prevent the Telangana Governor from nominating members of the State Legislative Council.While the Court declined to pass an order of status quo on the nomination of Member of Legislative Council, it clarified that. The Supreme Court …

Telangana HC questions delay in speaker's decision on BRS MLAs' disqualification
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana HC questions delay in speaker's decision on BRS MLAs' disqualification

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court raised concerns over the prolonged delay in the Assembly Speaker addressing disqualification petitions against BRS MLAs who defected to the Congress. During the adjudication of a batch of writ petitions filed seeking direction to the Speaker to take action, Justice Vijaysen questioned Advocate General A Sudershan Reddy about the timeframe …

Telangana: Hearings on petitions against defected MLAs adjourned
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: Hearings on petitions against defected MLAs adjourned

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday held a marathon hearing in the petitions seeking directions to the Speaker to disqualify BRS MLAs Danam Nagender, Kadiam Srihari and Tellam Venkat Rao for defecting to the Congress. After the completion of arguments from the side of the defected MLAs, Supreme Court advocate Aryama Sundaram submitted arguments on behalf of the petitioners, …

Defections of MLAs: HC adjourns hearing on BRS petitions
8 months ago

Defections of MLAs: HC adjourns hearing on BRS petitions

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday adjourned the hearing in the BRS petitions to July 22. Advocate General A. Sudershan Reddy argued before Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy in the writ petitions. He submitted that he required more time to put forth his arguments in the batch of writ petitions and cited the five-judge bench order passed by the Supreme …

Telangana: BRS seeks disqualification of all 10 defected MLAs who joined Congress
8 months ago

Telangana: BRS seeks disqualification of all 10 defected MLAs who joined Congress

India TV News  

Bharat Rashtra Samithi on Tuesday urged Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar to disqualify all 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress party. The BRS leader said since the party had already petitioned the Speaker for the disqualification of D Nagender, they demanded the disqualification of the remaining nine MLAs. The BRS leaders brought to the Speaker’s notice …

Citing Supreme Court verdict, BRS urges Speaker to act upon its disqualification petitions
8 months ago

Citing Supreme Court verdict, BRS urges Speaker to act upon its disqualification petitions

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi K.T. Rama Rao has stated that a delegation of the party MLA who called on Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on Tuesday have requested him to take action on the party’s petitions against 10 MLAs who have defected to the Congress so far. Stating that they had read out the content of …

Telangana HC adjourns BRS chief’s writ petition against one-man panel to Friday
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana HC adjourns BRS chief’s writ petition against one-man panel to Friday

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: A division bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti, adjourned the writ petition filed by former chief minister K Chandrasekar Rao seeking stay on Justice L Narasimha Reddy Commission’s inquiry into the alleged irregularities in power sector during the BRS regime. 9 Energy Department, dated March 14, 2024, which constituted …

Ending defections: On politics in Telangana
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ending defections: On politics in Telangana

The Hindu  

With the defection of MLA M. Sanjay Kumar, who represents the Jagtial constituency in Telangana, from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi to the ruling Congress, the strength of the principal Opposition has come down from 39 to 33 in the State Assembly. Despite winning 63 of the 119 Assembly seats, Telangana’s first Chief Minister, the BRS’s K. Chandrashekhar Rao, effected a …

Telangana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Senior Advocate Accused Of Accepting Bribe To Influence Judges
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana High Court Refuses To Quash FIR Against Senior Advocate Accused Of Accepting Bribe To Influence Judges

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a senior advocate seeking to quash a FIR lodged against him for allegedly accepting Rs. 7,00,00,000/- to the Petitioner for an illegal purpose i.e., to bribe the judges of the High Court, a criminal complaint, at his instance, against the Petitioner is maintainable.” While declining to quash the FIR, the …

Telangana HC rejects HPS plea on regularising contract staffer
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana HC rejects HPS plea on regularising contract staffer

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A two-judge panel of the Telangana High Court rejected the plea of Hyderabad Public School that no writ is maintainable against the school even as counsel A.P. The panel of Justice Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Justice Laxminarayana Alishetty were dealing with a writ appeal filed by the Governing Council and the Principal of the school against an order of …

Telangana HC Orders Swift Action on Complaint Against CM Reddy
9 months, 1 week ago

Telangana HC Orders Swift Action on Complaint Against CM Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: In a private complaint against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy over his remarks on the BJP during the recent Lok Sabha election campaign, Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court directed the special court for excise cases at Hyderabad to conduct proceedings and decide the complaint as expeditiously as possible in accordance with the law. The judge was …

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP moves Telangana HC over lower court adjourning its private complaint against CM Revanth Reddy

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party State unit moved a lunch motion in the Telangana High Court here on Thursday challenging the adjournment to July 6 of its private criminal complaint against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy accusing the latter of making provoking and defamatory remarks against it during an election campaign meeting at Khammam a few weeks ago. Represented by its …

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 13 – May 19, 2024
10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana High Court Weekly Round-Up: May 13 – May 19, 2024

Live Law  

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Voters Have No Locus to Seek Disqualification of MLAs: HC
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Voters Have No Locus to Seek Disqualification of MLAs: HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court refused to entertain a writ petition from a voter seeking the disqualification of Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagendar on the grounds of his defection to the Congress from the BRS. The judge questioned petitioner’s counsel Bommineni Vivekananda on the locus in filing the petition and directed him to show one judgment of the Supreme Court or …

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Himachal’s 6 rebel Congress MLAs likely to withdraw disqualification plea in SC

Hindustan Times  

Six former Congress MLAs are contemplating the withdrawal of their plea from the Supreme Court in which they have challenged an order of the Himachal Pradesh Speaker disqualifying them from the assembly. A highly placed source close to the former MLAs said a move to withdraw the plea from the court is on the cards as they want to contest …

Supreme Court Informed Of Madhya Pradesh High Court's Refusal To Reconsider Dismissal Of 6 Women Judges
1 year ago

Supreme Court Informed Of Madhya Pradesh High Court's Refusal To Reconsider Dismissal Of 6 Women Judges

Live Law  

In a suo motu writ petition registered wrt simultaneous termination of services of 6 female civil judges in Madhya Pradesh, the Supreme Court was recently apprised that the Administrative Committee of the State High Court has resolved to not re-consider its earlier decision.Taking note, the Bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and AG Masih gave time to the parties to file …

Supreme Court Agrees To List Uddhav Sena's Petition Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Shinde Group Members
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court Agrees To List Uddhav Sena's Petition Against Maharashtra Speaker's Refusal To Disqualify Shinde Group Members

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to list the petition filed by a member of Shiv Sena, challenging the refusal of the Maharashtra Speaker to disqualify the MLAs of Shiv Sena under the tenth schedule of the Constitution.Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner Sunil Prabhu, mentioned the matter before Chief Justice. The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to …

Supreme Court to hear Uddhav camp’s plea against Maharashtra Speaker’s order on January 22
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court to hear Uddhav camp’s plea against Maharashtra Speaker’s order on January 22

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday listed for January 22 hearing of an appeal filed by the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction against the Maharashtra Assembly Speaker’s decision to dismiss disqualification petitions against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the MLAs supporting him, holding them as the “real” Shiv Sena. “‘Shinde faction’ was the ‘real Shiv Sena political party’ when the …

Mere Negotiations Will Not Postpone The Cause Of Action For Appointment Of An Arbitrator: Telangana High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Mere Negotiations Will Not Postpone The Cause Of Action For Appointment Of An Arbitrator: Telangana High Court

Live Law  

The High Court of Telangana has held that mere negotiations between the parties related to the dispute would not delay the cause of action for the purpose of limitation for the appointment of the arbitrator. Moreover, the invocation of the arbitration is also time barred as the application as been moved after the expiry of the 3 years time period …

Uddhav Sena Approaches Supreme Court Questioning Impartiality Of Maharashtra Speaker In Deciding Disqualification Pleas
1 year, 2 months ago

Uddhav Sena Approaches Supreme Court Questioning Impartiality Of Maharashtra Speaker In Deciding Disqualification Pleas

Live Law  

An application has been filed on behalf of Shiv Sena questioning the impartiality of Maharashtra Speaker Rahul Narwekar in deciding the disqualification petitions filed against the members of the Eknath Shinde faction.It is alleged in the application that the Speaker met Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at the latter's official residence on January 7, when just three. An application has been …

Speaker to give verdict on Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification on Jan 10
1 year, 2 months ago

Speaker to give verdict on Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification on Jan 10

Hindustan Times  

The fate of 53 MLAs, including chief minister Eknath Shinde, from both factions of Shiv Sena will be decided on January 10 when assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar is expected to pronounce his verdict on their disqualification, thus bringing the curtain down on the battle for the original party name and symbol. Speaker to give verdict on Shiv Sena MLAs’ disqualification …

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