Telangana HC declines to stay Gram Panchayat elections

HYDERABAD: The Telangana High Court on Friday refused to stay the process for Gram Panchayat elections in the State.

The High Court declined to grant the stay while hearing a writ petition challenging a state Government Order (GO) relating to reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in Gram Panchayats.

A division bench headed by Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh observed that as the process for the election has already started, it cannot be stayed.

The court directed the government to file a counter and adjourned the hearing by eight weeks.

The petition, filed by Madiwala Machadeva Rajakula Sangam, questioned the legality of providing BC reservations without following the statutory categorisation of BCs into A, B, C and D groups.

The petitioner sought the setting aside of Government Order Ms No 46, dated November 22, contending that the order was issued without observing BC sub-categorisation and without disclosing the complete empirical data of the Dedicated Commission Report dated November 20, 2025.