Synopsis: The petitioner argued that the enhanced 42% BC quota, when combined with 15% for SCs and 10% for STs, pushed total reservations up to 67%, effectively denying fair representation to general category candidates. He said the order also undermined the “triple test” principle — adequacy of representation, backwardness, and administrative efficiency —established in the Vikas Kishanrao Gawali vs. State of Maharashtra (2021) case.

The Supreme Court on Monday, 6 October, dismissed a writ petition challenging a Telangana Government Order (GO) Ms. No. 9, which increased reservations for Backward Classes (BCs) to 42% in local bodies. The increased quota took the overall reservation beyond the 50% constitutional limit.

A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta refused to

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