The court observed that GO 9, issued on September 26, allocating 42 per cent BC reservations, may be ‘legally premature’ Newsmeter Network | Published on :

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has raised questions over the State government’s decision to allocate 42 per cent reservations to Backward Classes (BCs) in the upcoming Panchayat elections.

The Division Bench, comprising Justices Abhinand Kumar Shavili and Bollam Vijaysen Reddy, issued notices to key state officials and the State Election Commission while adjourning the matter for further hearing on October 8.

Petitions filed by social activists

The two writ petitions were filed by B Madhav Reddy, a social activist from Medchal-Malkajgiri district and Goreti Venkatesh from Nalgonda. Both challenge GO 9 and the allocation of

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