The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition challenging an order issued by the Telangana government that increased reservation for Other Backward Classes in municipalities and panchayats to 42%, Live Law reported.

The increase in September 2024 had taken the total reservations in local bodies to 67%.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta permitted the petitioner, Vanga Gopal Reddy, to withdraw the plea and approach the High Court, Bar and Bench reported.

The petition came more than a month after the state government passed the 2025 Telangana Municipalities Third Amendment Bill and the 2025 Telangana Panchayat Raj Third Amendment Act on August 31 to lift the 50% ceiling on caste-based reservations in local bodies.

The move paved the way for 42% re

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