Hyderabad, Nov. 28 -- The Telangana High Court on Friday, November 28 refused to stay the local body elections in the state despite challenges to 42 percent backward class reservation.

Challenging the state government's order number 46, which provides reservations to BCs, SCs and STs within the 50 per cent ceiling, a few BC organisations, including Madiwala Machadeva Rajakula Sangham and Telangana Pradesh Gangaputra Sangham filed separate petitions in the court appealing that the elections should be kept on hold.

After hearing the petition, the bench comprising chief justice Apresh Kumar and Justice GM Mohiuddin refused to issue stay orders at this stage stating that the election notification was already issued.The bench further told th...