Hyderabad, Nov. 27 -- The Telangana High Court on Wednesday, November 26, directed the state government to file detailed counters explaining the basis on which panchayat reservations were allocated in Sangareddy district.

The direction came in response to a lunch motion petition filed by Koraboyina Agamayya of Ramsanpally village in Andole mandal, challenging Gazette Notification No. 43 issued on November 23, which finalised the reservation list for Panchayats in the district. Justice T Madhavi Devi heard the petition.

Petitioner's arguments

Arguing for the petitioner, advocate Mamindla Mahesh contended that of the 613 Sarpanch posts in Sangareddy district, only 118 were reserved for Backwards Classes (BCs), which amounted to just 19 p...