(1.) Mr. A. Sudarshan Reddy, learned Advocate General for the State of Telangana appears for Mr. K.Pradeep Reddy, learned counsel for the appellant. Mr. J.Prabhakar, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. R.V.Pavan Maitreya, learned counsel for respondent No.1 in W.A.No.1157 of 2024. Mr. G.Mohan Rao, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. S. Santosh Kumar, learned counsel for respondent No.1 in W.A.Nos.1158 and 1160 of 2024. Mr. Ravishankar Jandhyala, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. Thoom Srinivas, learned counsel for respondent No.5 in W.A.No.1157 of 2024. Mr. P.Sri Raghu Ram, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. P.Sri Ram, learned counsel for respondent No.5 in W.A.No.1160 of 2024. Mr. B.Mayur Reddy, learned Senior Counsel appears for Mr. L. Preetham Reddy, learned counsel for respondent No.6 in W.A.No.1158 of 2024. Mr. Ravindra Shrivastava, learned Senior Counsel representing Mr. I.V.Siddhivardhana, learned Special Government Pleader, appears through video conferencing for the respondent No.2 in W.A.No.1157 of 2024.
(2.) By common order dtd. 9/9/2024 passed in W.P.Nos.9472, 11098 and 18553 of 2024, the learned Single Judge dealt with the grievance of the writ petitioners about the inaction on the part of the Speaker while dealing with the petitioners seeking disqualification made by them under paragraph 2(1) of the Tenth Schedule to the Constitution of India and disposed of the writ petitions. These writ appeals emanate from the aforesaid common order dtd. 9/9/2024 and therefore were heard together and are being decided by this common judgment. For the facility of reference, facts from W.A.No.1157 of 2024 are being referred to.
(3.) The respondent No.5 contested the election from Huzurabad Assembly Constituency for election to the Legislative Assembly of State of Telangana. The respondent No.5 was set up as a candidate from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (hereinafter referred to as 'BRS') and filed his nomination on 6/11/2023 as a candidate of BRS from 60-Khairatabad Assembly Constituency. He was elected on 3/12/2023 as a Member of the Telangana State Legislative Assembly.