Supreme Court Dismisses Telangana Govt’s Plea On 42% OBC Quota In Local Body Polls

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Telangana government’s petition challenging the Telangana High Court’s interim order that halted the State’s decision to raise Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in local body elections to 42 per cent. The increase would have pushed total reservations in the State’s local bodies to 67 per cent.

Supreme Court Dismisses Telangana Govt’s Plea On 42% OBC Quota In Local Body Polls
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the Telangana government’s petition challenging the Telangana High Court’s interim order that halted the State’s decision to raise Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation in local body elections to 42 per cent. The increase would have pushed total reservations in the State’s local bodies to 67 per cent.