New Delhi, Jan. 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday renewed its notice to Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar in connection with the long-pending case relating to the alleged defection of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs, intensifying judicial scrutiny over the Speaker's inaction.
The apex court had earlier issued a contempt notice to the Speaker in November last year for failure to comply with its directions. The matter has now been listed for further hearing on February 6.
A Bench headed by Justice Sanjay Karol was hearing a petition filed by the Telangana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was tagged with an already pending matter arising out of the same defection dispute.
The BJP has alleged that despite explic...