Court conviction: Janardhana Reddy disqualified as MLA

Mining baron and the sitting MLA from Gangavati Gali Janardhana Reddy has been disqualified as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly following his conviction in the Obulapuram Mining Company (OMC) illegal mining case.

According to the notification issued by the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, it had formalised the disqualification of Reddy on May 7 and immediately notified the Election Commission of India and other authorities, and the disqualification is effective from May 6. The notification further stated that Reddy’s conviction triggered his immediate disqualification as an MLA under Article 191(1)(e) of the Constitution and Section 8 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

The secretariat’s decision comes after the special CBI court in Hyderabad sentenced Reddy and three others to seven years’ imprisonment.