A contempt petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Speaker of the Telangana Legislative Assembly alleging that he has not decided the disqualification petitions against the BRS MLAs who defected to Congress within the three month timelimit set by the judgment delivered by the Court on July 31.

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai agreed to list the matter next Monday after a counsel mentioned the matter on Monday for urgent listing.

"The Speaker has not touched the matter, has not conducted any proceedings. The MLAs are still continuing. Your lordships held if any MLA was trying to protract the proceedings, adverse inference would be drawn. Two petitions there. Speaker has not touched them. Others are in evidence stage," the counsel submitted, seeking listing tomorrow.

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