The Supreme Court on Monday pulled up the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker for failing to comply with its earlier direction to decide within three months the disqualification petitions filed against 10 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress. Calling the delay the “grossest kind of contempt,” the court issued notices to the Speaker and others involved.

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India B R Gavai noted that despite its July 31 order, no final decision had been taken on the pleas filed by BRS leaders K.T. Rama Rao, Padi Kaushik Reddy, and K.O. Vivekanand. The bench had then asked the Speaker to conclude the proceedings within three months.

While issuing contempt notices, the bench exempted the Speaker and other respondents from personal appearance

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