Live! SC dismisses NINE pleas challenging bifurcation of Andhra
February 07, 2014  13:45
The Supreme Court today rejected all nine petitions challenging the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into two states to form a separate State of Telangana.

The request for formation of a separate Telangana was rejected in 1969 and 1972 and the Constitution was amended in 1973 inserting Article 371(D) to provide local reservations for candidates in employment and education to avoid regional imbalances.
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