The Telangana High Court on Thursday issued a stay on a state government order that increased reservation for Other Backward Classes in the upcoming local body elections to 42%, Live Law reported.

A division bench of Chief Justice AP Singh and GM Mohiuddin directed the Congress government in the state to file its counter affidavit within four weeks and granted two weeks’ time to the petitioners to file their objections thereafter, the Deccan Chronicle reported.

It then listed the case for further hearing after six weeks.

The gram panchayat elections in the state are set to be held in three phases on October 31, November 4 and November 8. The Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituency and Zilla Parishad Territorial Constituency polls are scheduled for October 23 and 27.

The stay

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