Telangana High Court to deliver verdict on disqualification petitions against MLA Danam Nagender on September 16

thehindu.com ·2026-08-21

The Telangana High Court is scheduled to announce its decision on September 16 regarding two writ petitions that contest the Speaker's decision to dismiss disqualification petitions against Congress MLA Danam Nagender. The petitions were filed by the Bharatiya Janata Party and BRS legislators, accusing nine MLAs of joining the ruling Congress party after being elected as BRS nominees in the December 2023 Assembly elections.

Nagender, who contested as Congress nominee from Secunderabad Lok Sabha and won as Khairatabad MLA on the BRS ticket, is one of the two MLAs targeted in the two writ petitions. The division bench, comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin, heard arguments for the past four days and has reserved its orders.

The remaining eight petitions challenging the disqualification of other MLAs will continue to be heard from September 16.

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