Another petition on TRS dismissed

By S A Ishaqui
Hyderabad, April 10: AP High Court on Thursday dismissed another writpetition challenging the resignations of Telangana Rastra Samithi MLAs and MPs.
Mr E Chandra Sekhar Goud, resident of Malakpet, filed a petition seeking a direction that the Election Commission of India should not finalise the nominations of 16 MLAs and 4 MPs, if they choose to contest to the presentLok Sabha and the State Assembly.The petitioner told the court that the resignations of TRS members had raised a question that "whether our Constitution permits re-election from the same or any other constituency of such MPs and MLAs, who have resigned voluntarily before the term of the House, under Articles 83 and 172 of theConstitution".
Petitioner's counsel Mr M Lakshimi Prasad argued that the voluntary resignations were nothing but breach of oath administered by the members before entering into the Lok Sabha and the Legislative Assembly.A division bench comprising Chief Justice AR Dave and Justice R SubhashReddy did not agree with the argument of the petitioner and dismissed the petition.