Synopsis: The ruling comes amid continuing debate over reservation limits in local governance, particularly in the context of the 50% ceiling on total quotas established in earlier Supreme Court judgements. Telangana’s decision to enhance BC reservations had pushed the cumulative quota beyond this threshold, prompting legal challenges on constitutional grounds.

In a major setback for the Telangana government, the Supreme Court on Thursday, 16 October, dismissed the state’s Special Leave Petition (SLP) seeking a stay on a Telangana High Court’s order suspending the implementation of 42% reservation for the Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections.

A Bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed that the high court should be allowed to decide the case on its merit

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