Telangana : High Court dismisses Nagam’s 2018 election petition

The Telangana High Court on Friday dismissed the election petition filed by Dr.Nagam Janardhan Reddy.

Justice G.Anupama Chakravarthy after hearing the arguments pronounced the verdict.In the 2018 elections, Nagam Janardhan Reddy had contested on a Congress ticket for the Nagarkurnool Assembly Constituency in Nagarkurnool district.

After being trounced by a margin of 54, 354 votes, Nagam Janardhan Reddy, filed the election petition in 2019, alleging that the eventual winner Marri Janardhan Reddy had not disclosed full information in his election affidavit.A.Kranthi Kumar Reddy, representing Marri Janardhan Reddy, argued that the MLA had not undertaken any government contracts.

He said the petitioner did not submit any documentary evidence.Nagam Janardhan Reddy contended that Marri Janardhan Reddy had suppressed certain crucial information including information about his spouse.Nagam alleged that Marri Janardhan Reddy’s wife possessed 9,000 shares valued at Rs.90,000/- in Kakatiya Industries India private limited.The counsel for Marri Janardhan Reddy argued that there was no intentional concealment of information.

Further he said that, even considering the allegations on face value, they were negligible and moreover, baseless.The judge observed that Nagam Janardhan Reddy failed to produce sufficient and substantial evidence to support the allegations.

Accordingly, the election petition aimed at dethroning Marri Janardhan Reddy was dismissed.