Telangana HC questions delay in disqualification of BRS MLAs who jumped ship
Furthermore, he pointed out that the petitioners had used derogatory language against the Speaker, and he contended that this should be grounds for dismissing their petitions—especially given that they were filed just ten days after the disqualification petitions.
Senior attorney ravishankar jandhyala argued on behalf of mla Danam Nagender, who defected from the BRS to the congress party, that in other states, courts have given Speakers orders to decide in different situations, like party symbol allocation or exclusion of MLAs from the Assembly.
Senior BRS lawyer Gandra Mohan Rao refuted the Advocate General's claim that the party had hurriedly sought the court.
He said that the first disqualification petitions were sent in to the Speaker about a month before the writ case for disqualification was filed.
Rao pointed out that the assembly Secretary received an order from the court before the Speaker's office recognised the petitions.
He also cited a supreme court ruling that said members who are disqualified ought not to serve as MLAs for even a single day.