# Telangana High Court begins hearing BRS pleas against 10 defected MLAs 2026-08-12T19:13:24+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The Telangana High Court on Wednesday began hearing petitions challenging Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar’s decision to dismiss disqualification pleas against 10 BRS MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress after the 2023 assembly elections. A division bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin will continue the hearing on Thursday. BRS lawyers argued that the Speaker’s order was “perverse, unsustainable, and unconstitutional.” They pointed to Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender, who won on a BRS ticket and then contested the Lok Sabha polls on a Congress ticket. Citing a Supreme Court ruling, the counsel said contesting from another party automatically attracts disqualification, and the Speaker gave an “imaginary interpretation” to narrow his jurisdiction. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com - siasat.com Tags: assembly speaker, BRS MLAs, Congress party, defection, disqualification, Telangana HC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-hc-hears-brs-pleas-against-10-defected-mlas/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-hc-hears-brs-pleas-against-10-defected-mlas/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.