Telangana HC stays GO 9 on enhanced reservations to backward classes; directs State Election Commission to conduct polls in compliance with 50% cap

The Telangana High Court has stayed the state government’s GO 9, which increased backward class reservations in local body elections to 42%. The court directed elections to proceed under existing reservation limits, citing non-compliance with the Supreme Court’s ‘triple test’ and the 50% reservation ceiling. The state must now file its response within four weeks.