Hyderabad: A writ petition has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Telangana government’s order enhancing the Backward Classes (BC) reservations to 42 percent in local bodies. The petition is likely to be heard on Monday, October 6.

The petitioner, Vanga Gopal Reddy, argued that if implemented, the order would bring the total reservations to 67 percent along with the existing 15 percent for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 10 percent for Scheduled Tribes (STs) which goes against the 50 percent ceiling prescribed by the Supreme Court.

He has also claimed that Articles 243D(6) and 243T(6) of the Constitution, which empower state legislatures to make reservations for BCs in local bodies, have been “wholly misconceived”.

The petitioner has also mentioned that the Telangana governme

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