Government to file SLP in the Supreme Court over over 42% BC quota in local body polls

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The Telangana authorities has decided to record a Special Leave Petition (SLP) successful the Supreme Court connected Monday (October 13) challenging the High Court’s caller determination to enactment the implementation of 42% preservation for Backward Classes (BCs) successful section assemblage elections.

Minister for Backward Classes Welfare Ponnam Prabhakar on with Minister for Sports Vakati Srihari, and TPCC president and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud are scheduled to spell to New Delhi to coordinate with ineligible experts and finalise the petition.

Earlier, Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and elder ministers held elaborate consultations with elder Supreme Court advocator Abhishek Manu Singhvi, aft which the authorities decided to determination the Apex Court seeking a favorable verdict to spell up with the enhanced quota.

The authorities is assured that it has complied with each the conditions laid down by the Supreme Court successful earlier judgments concerning reservations for BCs successful section bodies. Officials pointed retired that a Dedicated Commission was constituted and a broad caste survey was conducted to survey the social, educational, and economical conditions of BCs, and scientifically to find their population.

“When each the required conditions person been fulfilled, we are hopeful of getting a affirmative motion from the Supreme Court,” a elder Minister said, reflecting the government’s confidence. Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed petitioners opposing the government’s bid to attack the High Court first, allowing the anticipation of the apical court’s involution aboriginal if necessary.

Though the authorities is assured of getting a spell up from the Supreme Court, the large question is what if its contention is dismissed? In that case, the lone enactment for the Revanth Reddy authorities is to allocate 42% of the party’s tickets to BCs successful section assemblage elections and equine motivation unit connected different governmental parties.

However, a conception of the Congress BC leaders are opposing this arsenic they privation the recognition of 42% reservations should spell to the Congress party, and it should hold the elections till the preservation contented is settled.

The Division Bench of the Telangana High Court, comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin clarified that determination was nary enactment connected the process of elections to section bodies but lone the GO related to enhanced reservation.

Published - October 12, 2025 08:52 p.m. IST

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