Our New Delhi correspondent says that the Supreme Court tomorrow will examine a batch of PILs urging it to restrain the Centre from carving out a separate Telangana state and ensure that normal public life was not affected on account of the agitation.

Krishnaiah, who is an advocate, has urged the court to restrain the Centre from taking steps for carving out a separate state and has sought an appropriate direction to the authorities to ensure that the general public was not inconvenienced on account of the year-long agitation.

The petition stated that the power to carve out a new state under Article 3 of the Constitution is vested with Parliament and cannot be done without amending Article 371-D which granted certain benefits of reservation in employment, education and other benefits to locals.