PIL Challenging Panchayat Act's Two-Child Norm Dismissed, ₹25K Cost Imposed on Petitioner: Telangana High Court
The Telangana High Court recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging Section 21(3) of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018, which restricts individuals with more than two children from contesting in Panchayat elections. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Renuka Yara dismissed the petition at the SR stage (Summary Rejection stage), imposing a fine of ₹25,000 on the petitioner for filing an unnecessary PIL. Case…
