Hyderabad, April 22 -- The state government has been issued notices by the High Court on Tuesday, April 22, over the constitutional validity of the Telangana SC (Rationalisation of Reservations) Act, 2025.

The notice was issued after a writ petition was filed by assistant professor Kanukuntla Manga, who sought a declaration that the impugned Act is unconstitutional to the extent that it fails to exclude the 'creamy layer' among Scheduled Castes from the scope of reservations.

The Telangana High Court has directed the government to file counter affidavits within six weeks. The matter will be listed thereafter for further hearing.

On April 14, the state government issued an order regarding the implementation of the subcategorisation of s...