Law Barring Candidates With Over Two Children Upheld: Telangana High Court

The Telangana High Court upheld the validity of Section 21(3) of the Telangana Panchayat Raj Act, 2018, which disqualifies individuals having more than two children from contesting rural local-body elections.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin dismissed a writ petition claiming the clause violated Articles 14, 15, and 326 of the Constitution and was enacted without Presidential assent.

The Court ruled that contesting elections is not a fundamental right and that the provision serves a legitimate legislative objective. 

The Court held the disqualification clause constitutionally valid and dismissed the plea.

[Uppu Veeranna v. State of Telangana]