The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, June 24, quashed five criminal cases registered against Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy over alleged model code of conduct violations during the 2019 Huzurnagar Assembly byelectionJustice K Sujana allowed petitions filed by Revanth Reddy seeking dismissal of the cases, which dated to a period when he was the Lok Sabha member from Malkajgiri and had campaigned for Congress candidate Nalamada Padmavati Reddy. The allegations included blocking traffic during roadshows, use of high-volume DJ sound systems, speeches exceeding the Election Commission’s prescribed time limits and deployment of more than 10,000 party workers and a large fleet of vehicles, both well above permitted limits under MCC guidelines.After hearing the matter, the court quashed all five criminal proceedings against the Chief Minister.