**Hyderabad, September 23, 2024** — The Telangana High Court has issued notices to 10 Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs who defected to the Congress party without formally resigning from the BRS after the 2023 Assembly elections. The court’s move has sparked a political debate over the legal and ethical implications of the defection.The MLAs in question include prominent figures such as Dan Nagender (Khairatabad), Bandla Krishnamohan Reddy (Gadwal), Kadiam Srihari (Ghanpur), Tellam Venkat Rao (Bhadradri Kothagudem), Pocharam Srinivas Reddy (Bansuvada), Kale Yadayah (Chevella), T. Prakash Goud (Rajendra Nagar), M. Sanjay Kumar (Jagityala), Goodem Mahipal Reddy (Patancheru), and Arekapudi Gandhi (Serilingampally).A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Srinivas issued the notices to the 10 MLAs, the Speaker of the Telangana State Legislature, the Secretary of the Legislature, and the Election Commission of India. They have been ordered to respond to the notices by **October 4, 2024**.The petition was filed by **Dr. Kilari Anand Pal**, president of the Praja Shanti Party, who contended that the MLAs should be barred from participating in upcoming Assembly proceedings. He argued that their defection violated the anti-defection law as outlined in the Tenth Schedule of the Constitution, and their continued participation in legislative matters would infringe upon the **Representation of the People Act, 1951**.Dr. Pal requested the court to issue an interim order preventing the defected MLAs from exercising their voting rights, stating that such actions would be unconstitutional. However, the Division Bench refused to grant this plea, citing a lack of clarity regarding whether the Telangana Assembly is currently in session.