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Setback for Telangana Govt as SC Dismisses Plea over OBC Quota Hike: ‘You May Continue with Elections’
The Supreme Court upheld the Telangana High Court's interim stay citing the 50% reservation cap, blocking the government's plan to increase Other Backward Classes reservations to 42%.
- On October 16, 2025 the Supreme Court of India dismissed the Telangana Government's challenge to the Telangana High Court's interim stay on the 42% OBC order, allowing local body elections to proceed.
- The Telangana Government issued orders on September 26 to increase OBC reservations, but the High Court found this would push total reservations to 67%, breaching the 50% cap.
- A bench led by Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta rejected the Telangana government's plea, citing Constitution Bench rulings that fixed a 50% reservation ceiling in local body elections.
- The State Election Commission will conduct the polls on October 23 and 27, while the Election Commission of India will freeze voter rolls on October 17 and October 20 per nomination deadlines.
- The court noted that the state's ordinances had lapsed on August 30, making the subsequent government orders legally untenable, and cited Vikas Kishanrao Gawali reaffirming the 50% reservation limit, while the state argued for exceptions in remote areas.
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Supreme Court dismisses Telangana Govt plea against HC stay on 42% Backward Classes reservation in local body polls
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