‘Do it in 3 weeks or face contempt’: SC gives ‘last chance’ to Telangana Speaker to decide on BRS MLAs’ disqualification

When the court heard the matter last on January 16, the state sought some more time and the court granted two weeks. On Friday, Senior Advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for the state, said a decision had been taken on one more petition. Citing municipal elections, he sought three more weeks for a decision on the rest.

The counsel for the petitioners opposed this, saying, “The facts are being twisted in the wrong way… There is nothing to do with municipal elections.”

The BRS had initially moved the Telangana High Court, seeking direction to the Speaker to decide on the disqualification petitions against the 10 MLAs. Hearing it, a single bench of the court gave the Speaker four weeks to fix a schedule for hearing the disqualification petitions. On appeal by the Speaker, a division bench on November 22, 2024, set aside the single-judge’s order and asked the Speaker to decide on the pleas in a reasonable time.

The BRS then approached the Supreme Court, which set aside the division bench order on July 31, 2025, and asked the Speaker to decide on the petitions expeditiously and not later than three months.