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Aaya Ram, gaya Ram, phir aaya Ram: SC dismisses Danam Nagender's plea, sets stage for high-octane assembly by-election

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Deepak, P. (2026, September 25). Aaya Ram, gaya Ram, phir aaya Ram: SC dismisses Danam Nagender's plea, sets stage for high-octane assembly by-election. Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/aaya-ram-gaya-ram-phir-aaya-ram-sc-dismisses-danams-plea-against-disqualification/articleshow/134469541.cms

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The Supreme Court upheld a Telangana high court decision to disqualify Danam Nagender as MLA for Khairatabad on Thursday. Dismissing his special leave petition, Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana affirmed the high court’s interpretation of defection laws, rejecting Nagender’s arguments that he should be allowed back into his party. The case stems from Nagender's initial win in December 2023 on a BRS ticket followed by his unsuccessful Lok Sabha bid for Congress in March 2024.

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On Thursday, the Supreme Court upheld the Telangana High Court's order that disqualified Danam Nagender as the MLA for Khairatabad. The court dismissed Nagender’s special leave petition with a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana agreeing that the high court had correctly interpreted defection laws. Justice Bagchi commented, “Your case is ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram, phir Aaya Ram’,” suggesting Nagender’s frequent political shifts.

Nagender won the Khairatabad seat on a Bharatiya Janata Samkhya (BRS) ticket in December 2023 but later lost his bid for the Secunderabad Lok Sabha election as a Congress candidate in March 2024. The high court disqualified him under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution on September 18, setting the stage for an upcoming assembly by-election in Telangana.

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🔮 Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi, while appearing for Nagender, had sought an urgent hearing contending that any delay could result in the Election Commission issuing a by-poll notification for the Khairatabad assembly constituency.

2026-09-25 · assertive framing · Aaya Ram, gaya Ram, phir aaya Ram: SC dismisses Danam Nagender's plea, sets stage for high-octane assembly by-election

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BRS Hyderabad Khairatabad Nagender Telangana

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Nagender PERSON · 9× BRS ORG · 4× Khairatabad GPE · 3× Telangana GPE · 3× Bagchi PERSON · 2× Danam Nagender PERSON · 1× Hyderabad GPE · 1× India GPE · 1× Surya Kant PERSON · 1× The Supreme Court ORG · 1×

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Dismissing Nagender’s special leave petition, a bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana noted that the high court had rightly interpreted the law on defections and that there was no ground to interfere in the order. “Your case is ‘Aaya Ram, Gaya Ram, phir Aaya Ram’,” Justice Bagchi remarked, adding, “You had a fixed deposit as MLA.

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2026-09-25 · Times of India

Aaya Ram, gaya Ram, phir aaya Ram: SC dismisses Danam Nagender's plea, sets stage for high-octane assembly by-election · assertive framing

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The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the Telangana high court’s order disqualifying Danam Nagender as the Khairatabad MLA, setting the stage for a high-octane assembly by-election in Telangana. asserted

Court → uphold → Telangana

You → dismiss → MLA

You tried for the share market as an MP, and now you lost the fixed deposit.” asserted

you → try → deposit

Nagender had won the Khairatabad assembly seat on a BRS ticket in Dec 2023 and later contested and lost the Secunderabad Lok Sabha election on a Congress ticket in March 2024. asserted

Nagender → win → March

The high court had on Sept 18 disqualified him as a member of the Telangana assembly under the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution. asserted

court → disqualify → Constitution

The high court, while disposing of petitions filed by BJP floor leader in the assembly Alleti Maheshwar Reddy and BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy, had also set aside the assembly speaker’s decision dismissing disqualification petitions against Nagender. asserted

court → dispose → Nagender

With this, Nagender stood disqualified as an MLA from April 23, 2024 — the day on which he filed nomination papers for the Lok Sabha elections. asserted

he → disqualify → elections

Nagender’s SLP had been mentioned before the CJI bench on Sept 21. asserted

SLP → mention → Sept

Senior Counsel Mukul Rohatgi, while appearing for Nagender, had sought an urgent hearing contending that any delay could result in the Election Commission issuing a by-poll notification for the Khairatabad assembly constituency. uncertain

Commission → appear → constituency

Moreover, the MLA being disqualified, the public would suffer and welfare programmes would also be affected. asserted

programmes → disqualify → ?

On Thursday, Rohatgi submitted that there was a provision in the Tenth Schedule to condone the act of a member giving up party membership. asserted

member → submit → membership

“Ghar Wapasi?” Justice Bagchi asked. asserted

Bagchi → ask → ?

However, BRS insisted that they had not taken Nagender back into its fold. asserted

they → insist → fold

The counsel for Kaushik Reddy said that the party had not condoned Nagender’s acts, and underscored that it was the BRS member who filed the disqualification petition before the assembly speaker. asserted

who → say → speaker

Taking note of the submissions, the bench dismissed the Nagender’s plea. asserted

bench → take → plea