The bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Anil Kumar Jukanti also quashed the subsequent notification issued on 27 January this year under the Congress government nominating Prof M Kodandaram and Amer Ali Khan as MLC under Governor’s quota.
Since the Congress came to power after promising to dissolve the current TSPSC board and issue fresh notifications as well as a job calendar, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy had convened a review meeting on the TSPSC on Tuesday.
But the BJP, in a memorandum to governor, wants resignation of KTR and state chief minister and wants the chairman and all board members of TSPSC debarred.
The court directs the state government to abide by the Centre’s guidelines while holding Republic-Day celebrations in a manner befitting the occasion.
Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan expressed her ‘shock’ over the incident.
