Hyderabad, Feb. 8 -- The Telangana High Court advised the state government to implement the guidelines earlier issued by the court with regard to ex-officio voting rights of MPs, MLAs and MLCs in the election of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of municipalities.

The court reiterated that, as per the directions issued earlier by a Division Bench, Lok Sabha members and MLAs are entitled to exercise their ex officio vote within the limits of their respective constituencies, while Rajya Sabha members and MLCs can vote in municipalities where they have voting rights.

Petition challenges Collector's letter

The observation was made by Justice N. V. Shravan Kumar while hearing a petition filed by K. Narender, challenging a letter written by...