Published on : 06 Oct 2025, 9:41 am 2 min read

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to entertain a petition challenging the Telangana government’s decision to raise the Other Backward Classes (OBC) quota in municipalities and panchayats to 42 percent, taking total reservations in local bodies to 67 percent [Vanga Gopal Reddy v. State of Telangana].

A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta allowed the petitioner to withdraw the plea and approach the High Court.

"Counsel for the petitioner, upon instructions, states that he may be allowed to withdraw the petition under Article 32, leaving it open for the petitioner to approach the jurisdictional High Court for appropriate reliefs. The petition is accordingly dismissed with liberty as prayed," the Cou

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