High Court Issues Notices to MLA Danam Nagender

The Telangana High Court has served notices to Khairatabad MLA Danam Nagender amid ongoing allegations of defection . The court took up a petition filed by BJP MLA Yeleti Maheshwar Reddy, challenging the decision of Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar that Nagender had not switched parties.

During the hearing , the High Court directed the respondents to submit their responses within four weeks. The petitioner’s counsel argued that Nagender should face disqualification from the date he filed nomination from another party. The lawyer also cited previous Supreme Court rulings in similar cases from Karnataka and Bihar.

The bench questioned the appearance of Advocate General Sudarshan Reddy, who clarified that he was appearing as senior counsel . The court directed filing of a counter and adjourned the matter for further proceedings.

Danam Nagender was elected in the 2023 Assembly elections on a Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) ticket but later joined the Indian National Congress. The case is currently under judicial scrutiny under the anti-defection law.