The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition filed by the Telangana government against an interim order issued by the Telangana High Court staying an increase in reservation for Other Backward Classes in the upcoming local body elections in the state to 42%, Live Law reported.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta also said that the High Court must decide the main matter on merits and not be influenced by the dismissal of the petition filed by the state government, Bar and Bench reported.

On October 9, the High Court stayed the state government order increasing the reservation. It directed the Congress government in the state to file its counter affidavit within four weeks and granted two weeks’ time to the petitioners to file their objections thereafter.

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