Thota Venkateswara Rao vs The State Election Commission And Ors

The Supreme Court set aside the judgments dated 11.12.2014 and 12.12.2014 of the High Court regarding the disqualification of the appellants under Rule 6(8)(i) of the Andhra Pradesh Municipal Rules, 2005. The Court held that the High Court should have directly addressed the legal question concerning the applicability of prior judgments rather than remitting it to the Presiding Officer. The matter was remitted back to the High Court for consideration on merits, with a directive to resolve the appeals expeditiously within three months.