Hyderabad, Nov. 28 -- The Telangana High Court has stayed the panchayat election of Mahamoodpatnam village in Kesamudram mandal of Warangal district, after finding irregularities in the reservation of posts based on outdated census data.

Justice T Madhavi Devi issued interim orders halting the election until a decision is taken on representations submitted regarding the issue. The stay came in response to a lunch motion petition filed by Mittagadupula Yakoob, challenging the allocation of the Sarpanch post to an ST woman.

Petitioner's arguments

Appearing for the petitioner, advocate Ramesh Chilla argued that the authorities reserved the Sarpanch post and three wards for the Scheduled Tribes even though the 2025 voters' list showed only...