Hyderabad, May 18 -- The Telangana High Court has decided that the serious allegations of electoral irregularities raised against Jubilee Hills BRS MLA Maganti Gopinath will proceed to a full trial. The court dismissed an interlocutory application filed by Gopinath, who had sought to have the election petition filed by Congress candidate Mohammed Azharuddin struck down at the outset.

Gopinath argued that Azharuddin's petition lacked merit and should be dismissed immediately, but the court found that the issues raised required a separate and detailed examination.

Justice K Lakshman, presiding over the matter, observed that the allegations made in Azharuddin's petition are triable in nature and supported by documentary evidence.

The cour...