Hyderabad: Telangana Assembly Speaker Gaddam Prasad will conduct a formal hearing on 30 January regarding the defection charges against Khairatabad legislator Danam Nagender. The Speaker has issued notices to the petitioners, BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy and BJLP leader A Maheshwar Reddy, who filed the disqualification plea after the MLA switched his allegiance. Padi Kaushik Reddy is scheduled to appear at 10.30 am, while A Maheshwar Reddy has been directed to record his evidence at 12 noon. Legislative Secretary Rendla Thirupathi has formally communicated the schedule to the BRS and BJP leaders, enclosing relevant documents submitted by Danam Nagender. Danam Nagender is the ninth legislator to face a disqualification hearing under the current Speaker.