IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH AND THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN WRIT APPEAL No.118 of 2026 DATE: 29.01.2026 BETWEEN:

Allam Nagaraju.

….Appellant AND Union of India and 5 others.

….Respondents

JUDGMENT

This intra-court appeal under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent is preferred against the order dated 28.01.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.1765 of 2026 whereby the learned Single Judge dismissed the Writ Petition filed by the appellant herein challenging the rejection of his nomination for election to the Bar Council of Telangana.

Factual background (in brief)

2. The appellant, a practising advocate, submitted his nomination on 29.12.2025 for election to the Bar Council of Telangana, notified in pursuance of the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in M. Vardhan v. Union of India1 The Scrutinizing Officer (Respondent

1 1 Writ Petition(C) No.1319 of 2013 dated 18.11.2025.

No. 4 herein – the Advocate General for the State of Telangana) rejected the nomination on 03.01.2026 vide ROC.Ele.No.40 of 2026 on the ground that three criminal cases were pending against the appellant, attr