Court keeps Assembly door open for BRS MLAs
Multiple reports say the Telangana High Court declined to vacate its interim protection for BRS legislators’ entry, while redirecting the question of police conduct.
The Telangana High Court retained interim protection concerning BRS legislators’ entry to the Assembly.
The Telangana High Court has reportedly declined to vacate its interim direction protecting BRS legislators from being stopped at the Assembly entrance, according to three reports on the September 29 hearing. The court also reportedly modified the process for examining alleged police misconduct.
The case followed BRS legislators being stopped on September 7. The court had then reportedly said that Assembly-rule violations were for the Speaker to address, not the police. The State and police argued that some legislators had violated Assembly rules and pushed through the gate; the BRS side said police had no authority to decide whether elected legislators could enter.
The reported September 29 direction requires the DGP to identify officials if the conduct occurred inside the Assembly precincts and provide their details to the Speaker. If it occurred at the entry point outside those precincts, the DGP is to report to the High Court. The official order has not been located, so its exact wording and legal scope remain unverified. The Telangana government, police and Assembly authorities have not publicly responded to the September 29 proceedings in the material reviewed.
The Congress government’s attempt to turn an Assembly gate into a permissions desk has, for now, met a court order saying the door is not theirs to close.