CM Gets Telangana High Court Stay Till June 23 on Defamation Case

Justice K. Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Thursday stayed till June 23 the criminal proceedings against Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy in a trial court in relation to alleged defamatory remarks made by him against the BJP and Union home minister Amit Shah during the 2024 parliamentary elections campaign. 

The Chief Minister had reportedly accused the BJP of planning to abolish reservations if voted to power at the Centre. He is also alleged to have displayed a morphed video of Amit Shah. The BJP maintained that the



remarks and visuals were damaging to the party’s image.

BJP leader Kasam Venkateswarlu had filed the complaint before the Magistrate Court following which a criminal case was lodged and the trial was going before the Principal Special Judicial First Class Magistrate for Excise Cases. Seeking quash of the criminal case and stay of the proceedings, Revanth Reddy approached the High Court. On an earlier occasion, the High Court had exempted Revanth Reddy from appearance before the trial court.