Hyderabad, Aug. 13 -- In a major political turn of events, the Supreme Court on Wednesday, August 13, stayed the appointments of Professor M Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan as Members of the Telangana Legislative Council (MLC) under the Governor's quota.

According to local reports, the top court issued the directive in response to petitions moved by BRS leaders Dasoju Sravan Kumar and Kurra Satyanarayana, who had questioned the validity of the state government's January 2024 nominations.

According to them, the appointments were against well-settled norms that govern nominations under the Governor's quota, reserved for persons of outstanding work in the fields of literature, science, art, and social service.

While Kodandaram is a political...