HC serves notices on Telangana Assembly, council on defections
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Last Updated: Mar 15, 2021, 09:17 AM IST
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Hearing petitions filed by Congress legislature party leaders Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka (assembly) and Mohammed Shabbir Ali (council), a high court bench of Chief Justice Hima Kohli and Justice B Vijaysen Reddy ordered serving notices on the defected MLAs and MLCs as well. These include the legislators who were subsequently inducted into the cabinet by the ruling party
The Telangana High Court has served notices on the state legislative assembly and council, demanding an explanation within four weeks on how 12 MLAs and four MLCs elected on Congress tickets were allowed to join the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi without relinquishing their legislator posts.