Hyderabad, Sept. 28 -- A day after the Telangana government issued an order providing 42% reservation to the other backward classes (OBCs) in local bodies, the state high court on Saturday said that Telangana must implement the quota increase in accordance with the law.

A bench of justices S Abhinand Kumar and B Vijaysen Reddy made the remark while hearing a plea challenging the government order (GO) issued on Friday. According to the order, the government decided to extend 42% reservations to the OBCs based on the caste survey conducted in November-December 2024 and findings of the Dedicated Backward Classes Commission, which analysed OBC political representation to justify more reservation and submitted its report on August 28.

The pl...