Hyderabad, April 2 -- The Supreme Court has taken up petitions alleging an undue delay by the Telangana Assembly Speaker in deciding disqualification pleas against Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs who defected to the ruling Congress.

The matter has gained prominence following Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy's recent statement in the Assembly asserting that there would be no by-elections, as there have been no changes in the relevant laws governing disqualifications.

A Supreme Court bench comprising Justices BR Gavai and AG Masih scrutinized the delay in issuing notices to the defecting BRS MLAs, posing critical questions to the Telangana Legislative Assembly Speaker and Secretary. The bench specifically questioned the Secretar...