The Telangana High Court stayed GO MS No. 9 granting 42 per cent BC reservation in local body polls, citing legal concerns over exceeding the 50 per cent limit. The government was directed to file a counter within four weeks

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday stayed the implementation of GO MS No. 9, which granted 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in the forthcoming local body elections. Issuing interim orders, a division bench suspended the GO’s operation until further notice. The next hearing of the case has been posted for six weeks later.

Continuing the hearing on the second day, the division bench comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G M Mohiuddin directed the State government to file a counter-affidavit within four weeks. The petit

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