Hyderabad, Oct. 14 -- Telangana government on Tuesday, October 14 moved to the Supreme Court against the stay on Government Order 9 imposed by the Telangana High Court.

The GO is related to 42 percent reservation for backward classes in Telangana for the local body elections. The state government has filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court. The case is likely to be heard on October 16 or 17 depending on the approval of the Chief Justice of India (CJI).

The move comes after the Telangana High Court had put a stay on the government order on October 9.

In its SLP, the State government contended that the Constitution does not explicitly prescribe any 50 percent ceiling on reservations. Despite this, the High Court stayed ...