A view of the Telangana High Court building in Hyderabad. File
| Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL
Justice T. Madhavi Devi of the Telangana High Court on Tuesday (September 8, 2026) reserved orders in an interim application seeking modification of the order directing the police chief to take action against the ‘erring police officials’ who prevented Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators from entering the Assembly the previous day. The judge said the order would be pronounced in a day or two. Appearing for the government, the Advocate General A. Sudershan Reddy presented contentions to modify the order stating that police were not at fault and acted as per the direction of the Chief Marshal of the Assembly. The Advocate General read out provisions of Rule 316 of the Assembly Business stating that in case of necessary situation, the Chief Marshal of the Assembly can take the assistance of the police in ensuring smooth conduct of the Assembly. The Advocate General contended that the photographs presented by the BRS party, which filed the writ petition alleging that police prevented its legislators from entering the Assembly, presented only one side of the picture. Senior counsel Gandra Mohan Rao, appearing for the petitioners, argued there was no need to modify the order as the judge said only ‘erring police officers’ should acted upon. If no officer was found to be at fault, naturally there would not be action against anyone, he said. Published - September 09, 2026 11:51 am IST
