(1.) In all these writ petitions the common question which arises for consideration is "Whether the High Court in exercise of power of the judicial review can issue direction to the Speaker of Legislative Assembly to decide disqualification petitions within a fixed time frame". Hence, the writ petitions are disposed of by this common judgment.
(2.) WP.No.9472 of 2024 is filed by Padi Kaushik Reddy, Bharat Rashtra Samithii (BRS) MLA and WP.No.18553 of 2024 is filed by Alleti Maheshwar Reddy, Bharaitya Janata Party (BJP) MLA and Floor Leader of BJP Legislature Party in Telangana State Legislative Assembly, to declare the action of the respondent No.2-Speaker of the Assembly in not adjudicating their petitions dtd. 18/3/2024 and 1/7/2024 respectively seeking disqualification of respondent No.5-Danam Nagender, MLA, Khairatabad Constituency, as being arbitrary, unconstitutional, against the spirit of democracy and X Schedule of the Constitution of India and for a direction to the Speaker to receive and decide the disqualification petitions within four weeks/three months.
(3.) WP.No.11098 of 2024 is filed by Kuna Pandu Vivekananda, BRS MLA, to declare the action of the respondent No.2-Speaker in not acknowledging the receipt of disqualification petitions dtd. 2/4/2024 and 8/4/2024 filed against the respondent No.5 (Venkata Rao Tellam - MLA of Bhadrachalam Constituency) and respondent No.6 (Kadiyam Srihari - MLA of Station Ghanpur Station Constituency) sent by E-mail and registered post and not initiating the process of deciding disqualification petitions as being illegal, arbitrary and violative of X Schedule of the constitution of India and to direct respondent No.2 to decide disqualification petitions within a period of three months.