Overview

• The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta allowed petitioner Vanga Gopal Reddy to withdraw his Article 32 plea with liberty to move the Telangana High Court.
• The challenged order, G.O. Ms. No. 09 dated September 26, raises Backward Classes reservations in local bodies to 42%, taking total quotas with SC and ST to about 67%.
• The petitioner argues the move breaches the Supreme Court’s 50% ceiling and violates Section 285A of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act and the ‘triple test’ laid down in Krishna Murthy and Gawali.
• The State Election Commission has issued a phased rural local-body poll schedule for October–November, and the contested order remains operative during preparations.
• Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and ministers consulted senior advocates Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Siddharth Dave as BC organisations prepared impleader petitions to defend the quota.