Overview

• The bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the state’s challenge to the Telangana High Court’s interim stay on GO/MS 9.
• The court said its dismissal should not influence the High Court’s final decision and indicated elections should proceed without the enhanced quota.
• State counsel cited a household socio‑economic survey and a commission report to argue the 50% cap is not inflexible, including a claim of deemed assent for the pending Bill.
• Respondents relied on K. Krishna Murthy and Vikas Kishanrao Gawali to argue the 50% ceiling applies to local bodies in general areas and requires compliance with the triple test.
• Increasing BC reservation to 42% would push total quotas in local bodies to about 67%, so the State Election Commission will conduct polls under existing arrangements.