Hyderabad, Sept. 9 -- The Telangana High Court on Tuesday, September 8, reserved its order in an interim application filed by the state seeking vacation of its earlier order directing the DGP to take action against police officers involved in the alleged manhandling of BRS legislators.

During the hearing, Justice T Madhavi Devi expressed concern over allegations that a woman legislator's saree was pulled and another was held by the neck as police tried to stop them from entering the Assembly premises.

"Is this the respect you show to women? Especially women legislators?" the judge said, noting that the BRS women leaders were allegedly manhandled despite being dressed in simple black sarees and not wearing any T-shirts that displayed slo...