Overview

• The petition by Vanga Gopal Reddy is listed before Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta on Monday.
• Telangana’s September 26 government order set 42% seats for OBCs in panchayats and municipalities through an administrative route while a supporting bill awaits assent.
• The plea argues the quota lifts total reservations above 67% with SC and ST allotments, breaching the 50% ceiling and violating Section 285A and Supreme Court rulings including K. Krishna Murthy and the 2021 Maharashtra case.
• The State Election Commission has announced rural local-body polls in five phases, with the process starting October 9 and polling running through November 11.
• The petitioner asks the Court to halt the elections until the quota’s legality is settled, as the hearing coincides with similar challenges pending from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.