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Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing on the issue of 42 percent reservations to Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections to Thursday at 2.15 pm. As the court did not stay the election process, the State Election Commission (SEC) is scheduled to release the official notification for the polls on Thursday.

The state government had issued GO No.9 providing 42 percent reservation for BCs in local body elections. The move was challenged by Buttembari Madhav Reddy and Samudrala Ramesh, who filed petitions questioning the legality of the GO. Meanwhile, BC Welfare Association leader R. Krishnaiah, Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao, and several other BC leaders have filed implead petitions

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