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 con