Telangana High Court

Telangana High Court stays 42% BC reservation in local body elections

The Telangana High Court today stayed the state government's order granting 42 percent reservation for Backward Classes in the upcoming local body elections. The court has given the Telangana government four weeks to file its response. The High Court passed interim orders suspending the enhanced quota until further notice. A Bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin heard the arguments in the pleas challenging 42 per cent reservations for Backward Classes in local bo...

August 25, 2023 7:21 AM

Telangana High Court rules 2018 election of ruling BRS MLA, B Krishna Mohan Reddy invalid

The Telangana High Court has ruled the 2018 election of the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLA, B Krishna Mohan Reddy, as invalid for suppressing information relating to his property while filing his affidavit. He had won from Gadwal Assembly Constituency. The High Court declared D.K Aruna, his nearest rival, as elected MLA. Aruna, had then contested the polls on a Congress ticket, but is now with the BJP. The High Court has allowed the election petition of D.K Aruna, in which she had su...