Court reserves order; Assembly entry remains blocked by questions

The Telangana High Court on September 8 reserved orders on the Telangana government’s plea to modify directions issued a day earlier over the alleged obstruction of BRS legislators outside the Assembly. The final order has not been located in the material reviewed.

The State told Justice T. Madhavi Devi that the legislators had staged a sit-in, worn slogan-bearing T-shirts and carried placards, and that police intervened to maintain law and order. The Advocate General also alleged violations of Assembly rules and prohibitory orders, and accused some legislators of abusing and pushing police personnel. These remain submissions by the State, not findings by the court.

The court questioned who had authorised police to stop elected MLAs from entering the House. The State said police and marshals acted on the Speaker’s directions, but the written authorisation was not produced in the material reviewed. BRS counsel argued that Assembly-rule violations were for the Speaker to address, not the police.

The court had reportedly directed the DGP to identify personnel involved and examine disciplinary action. Hyderabad Police has also reportedly formed an inquiry panel. No inquiry report, final court order or written Speaker’s direction has been located. For now, the government’s explanation is an argument; the authorisation behind it remains missing.