IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA

AT HYDERABAD

THE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI APARESH KUMAR SINGH

AND

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE G.M.MOHIUDDIN

I.A.No.2 of 2025

in/and

WRIT PETITION No.39647 of 2025

DATE: 31.12.2025

BETWEEN:

Padma Rao Putta

….Petitioner

AND

Union of India and 4 others.

….Respondents

ORDER

Heard Sri Ch. Prabhakar, learned counsel representing Sri. N.

Sreenivasa Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner; Sri Narasimha Sharma, learned Additional Solicitor General of India representing Sri N.Bhujanga Rao, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India appearing for respondent No.1; Sri Aadesh Varma, learned counsel appearing for respondent No.2 and Sri S. Ashok Anand Kumar, learned Senior Counsel representing Sri J.Manikanta Reddy

appearing for respondent Nos.4 and 5 and perused the record.

2. The present Writ Petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus declaring the Election Notification dated 20.12.2025 issued by the

Bar Council of Telangana, insofar as it fails to provide reservation to advocates belonging to the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), as illegal, arbitrary, and violative of constitutional ma