Supreme Court Rejects Telangana's Plea to Exceed 50% OBC Reservation Cap in Local Elections

Oct 16, 2025 03:59 pm CST

The Supreme Court has rejected Telangana government's challenge to a High Court stay on expanded OBC reservations beyond the 50% cap. Despite the state arguing it was a unanimous policy decision to increase OBC quotas to 42% (raising total reservations to 67%), the Court upheld the interim stay, citing the 'triple test' requirement and precedents from the landmark Indra Sawhney judgment that generally limits reservations to 50% except in exceptional circumstances.