Hyderabad, Sept. 18 -- The Telangana High Court on Friday disqualified Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender under the anti-defection law, setting aside the Telangana Assembly Speaker's decision rejecting petitions seeking his disqualification.
A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin passed the orders on petitions filed by BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy and BJP Legislature Party leader Aleti Maheshwar Reddy.
Nagender was elected from Khairatabad on a BRS ticket in the 2023 Assembly elections and subsequently contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections from Secunderabad on a Congress ticket. The petitioners contended that his actions attracted disqualification under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution.
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