New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed strong displeasure over the delay in deciding petitions related to alleged party defections, noting that the Speaker had failed to act despite the expiry of multiple deadlines. Observing that adequate time had already been granted, the apex court said a decision should have been taken by now and made it clear that no further extensions would be given.
The court directed that a final decision be taken within two weeks on the pending disqualification petitions against three MLAs—Station Ghanpur MLA Kadiyam Srihari, Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, and Jagtial MLA Sanjay. It also ordered that an affidavit be filed within the same period, detailing the action taken in the defection cases.
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BRS MLAs had earlier sought the disqualification of 10 legislators who were elected on BRS tickets and later joined the Congress. The Speaker had ruled that there was no evidence to establish defection in the cases of seven MLAs, but no decision had been taken on the remaining three, triggering further legal scrutiny. Speculation continues over possible action against Kadiyam Srihari and Danam Nagender.
During the hearing, senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, appearing for Speaker Gaddam Prasad, informed the court that the Speaker had recently undergone eye surgery and that a change in the Assembly Secretary General had contributed to procedural delays. The bench, however, made it clear that the time granted now would be final.
The petitions relate to MLAs including Tellam Venkata Rao (Bhadrachalam), Krishna Mohan Reddy (Gadwal), Kadiyam Srihari (Station Ghanpur), Arekapudi Gandhi (Serilingampally), Prakash Goud (Rajendranagar), Danam Nagender (Khairatabad), Sanjay (Jagtial), Yadaiah (Chevella), Pocharam Srinivas Reddy (Banswada), and Mahipal Reddy (Patancheru). The Supreme Court had earlier granted extensions of three months and later four months to decide the matter, with the final deadline expiring on January 19. Despite this, orders have so far been passed in only seven cases.