New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the Telangana government's plea challenging the Telangana High Court's stay on 42% Backwards Class reservation in local body elections.

The decision comes as a setback for Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's government, which had moved to the SC after the Telangana HC's stay.

Earlier, the High Court bench, comprising Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin, heard the arguments of the petitioners' counsels and the government.

Ordering the stay, the bench gave the petitioner four weeks to file a counter-affidavit, and the government has been given two weeks to respond.

On September 26, the Telangana Government ordered the provision of 42 per cent reservation o...