Hyderabad, Aug. 5 -- The Telangana High Court has issued an interim order halting the investigation into six separate cases filed against BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy. The cases were registered in various police stations for his alleged remarks that tarnished the reputation of chief minister A Revanth Reddy.

The High Court's decision came after it found that the police had filed multiple cases for a single offence, a practice that violates the Supreme Court's guidelines, which mandate only one FIR for one crime.

Several cases related to single incident

Padi Kaushik Reddy had filed a petition seeking to quash the cases registered in Banjara Hills, Rajendranagar, Chevella, Shankarpally, Mokila, and Shadnagar police stations, all related to...