High Court Seeks Govt’s Reply On TS Panchayat Polls

Hyderabad: The Telangana/Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday sought the Telangana government's reply on more than 50% reservations in the upcoming Panchayat elections.

The temporary bench of Acting Chief Justice (ACJ) Ramesh Ranganathan and Justice J. Uma Devi asked the government to file the details explaining the government’s views on the issue and adjourned the house until Wednesday. V Swapna Reddy, sarpanch of Posanipet in Sanga Reddy district, had filed a writ petition seeking High Court intervention in the government decision.

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The reservation quota exceeds 50 per cent in the local body elections, which is unconstitutional, the petition said.

During the High Court hearing on Monday, Vedula Srinivas, Advocate to the petitioner, said the Backward Classes were being given a 34 per cent reservation, while the SCs and STs were allotted reservations in proportion with their population. In some places, the SCs and STs are allotted 100 per cent reservation, which makes it more than 50% of reservations in the local body elections, he added.