Your Case Is of 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram': SC Dismisses BRS MLA Danam Nagender's Plea Against Disqualification
The court found no reason to interfere after Nagender switched from BRS to Congress and contested the Lok Sabha poll while still an MLA.
- On Thursday, the Supreme Court dismissed Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender's plea, upholding the Telangana High Court decision to disqualify him for party defection and declaring his legislative assembly seat vacant.
- Nagender won the Khairatabad seat in 2023 on a Bharat Rashtra Samithi ticket, then defected to the Congress in March 2024 and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Secunderabad while remaining a sitting legislator.
- Petitions filed by BJP floor leader Aleti Maheshwar Reddy and BRS Huzurabad MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy challenged the Assembly Speaker's dismissal; the Supreme Court bench observed it was a case of "Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram."
- The Telangana High Court Division Bench disqualified Nagender on Friday, September 18, setting April 23, 2024, as the official effective date of removal and mandating a fresh election for the constituency.
- BRS Working President KT Rama Rao demanded that defected MLAs resign and seek fresh mandates, stating "The government should take note of the High Court's judgment and apply the same principle to the remaining defected MLAs.
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Times of IndiaYour case is of 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram': SC dismisses BRS MLA Danam Nagender's plea against disqualification
The Supreme Court has rejected Danam Nagender's plea challenging his disqualification following his defection to the Congress. The Telangana High Court confirmed this disqualification, labeling his actions as part of frequent political switching. Justice Bagchi emphasized the nature of the case by referencing a popular phrase about political defectors. Nagender, who represents Khairatabad, contested elections on a Congress ticket while still bei…
Your case is of 'Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram': SC dismisses BRS MLA's plea against disqualification
New Delhi, Sep 24 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed BRS MLA Danam Nagender’s plea challenging an order of the Telangana High Court which disqualified him following his defection to the ruling Congress, observing it was a case of ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram’. The high court had set aside an order of the Assembly […]
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LatestlySupreme Court dismisses Danam Nagender's plea against disqualification as Telangana MLA
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by disqualified Telangana MLA Danam Nagender challenging the Telangana High Court’s decision to disqualify him as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and declare his assembly seat vacant in connection with a party defection case.
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