Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has dismissed a petition challenging 42 percent reservations for the Backward Classes (BC) in the local body elections as decided by the state government. The petitioners prayed for conducting the upcoming elections as per the reservations provided in the past.

The High Court said that according to the Supreme Court’s guidelines, it could not entertain petitions filed based on the news reports.

Madhava Reddy, resident of Keshavapur village of Muduchintalapally mandal of Medchal-Malkajgiri district, and J Mallavva from Chinnakodur mandal of Siddipet district had filed a petition in the High Court, seeking the court’s direction for conducting the local body elections as per Section 285 A of the Panchayat Raj Act.

The counsel for the petitioners contend

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