On July 31, a Bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai had directed the Speaker to dispose of the disqualification petitions within three months. Published on :

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a contempt petition against Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar on November 17 for allegedly failing to act on the court’s directive to decide disqualification pleas against ten Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress.

Delay in acting on court’s order

On July 31, a Bench headed by Chief Justice BR Gavai had directed the Speaker to dispose of the disqualification petitions within three months.

The petitions, filed by BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) and other leaders, sought the disqualification of 10 legislators who switched loyalties to the C

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