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Supreme Court Upholds Danam Nagender's Disqualification, Khairatabad By-Election Looms
- •The Supreme Court upheld the Telangana High Court's decision to disqualify former Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender under the anti-defection law, paving the way for a by-election in the Khairatabad Assembly seat.
- •Nagender was disqualified for contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha election on a Congress ticket while still an MLA elected on a BRS ticket in the 2023 Assembly elections.
- •The disqualification is effective retrospectively from April 23, 2024, the day Nagender filed his Lok Sabha nomination.
- •Nagender had challenged the High Court's order, arguing no constitutional prohibition prevented an MLA from contesting on another party's ticket, but the Supreme Court sided with the BRS's argument against contesting on another party's ticket while holding an elected position.
- •Nagender has accepted the Supreme Court's judgment and stated his readiness to contest the upcoming by-election whenever the Election Commission announces the schedule.
Key Questions Answered
The Supreme Court dismissed Danam Nagender's petition and upheld his disqualification because he contested the 2024 Lok Sabha election on a Congress ticket while continuing to serve as the BRS-elected MLA for Khairatabad. The apex court affirmed the High Court's ruling that holding an elected position while running for another party is unconstitutional under anti-defection provisions.
The Telangana High Court's ruling declared Danam Nagender disqualified with retrospective effect from April 23, 2024, which was the date he filed his nomination to run for the Lok Sabha seat from Secunderabad.
The disqualification proceedings against Danam Nagender were initiated following petitions filed by BJP Legislature Party leader Alleti Maheshwar Reddy and BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy.
