In a setback to the Telangana government, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed its petition challenging a High Court order that stayed a government order providing 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies. “You continue with your elections with the same reservation that existed. Dismissed,” a bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said.

The Congress government in Telangana had issued the government order (GO) on September 26 to provide 42 per cent reservation to Backward Classes in local bodies. The State government had challenged in the apex court the October 9 order of the Telangana High Court, which had issued an interim stay on the GO.

While dismissing the plea, the bench said its order shall not affect the high court in deciding the petitions pending b

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