The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Union of India and the Telangana Government on a petition filed by former MP Soyam Baburao and Bhadrachalam MLA Tellam Venkat Rao seeking the removal of Banjara, Lambadi and Sugali communities from the Scheduled Tribes list.
The matter was heard by a Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi. Senior Advocate Dama Seshadri Naidu, along with Advocates Ramesh Allanki and Alabhya Dhamija, appeared for the petitioners.
The Court sought responses from the Centre and the State on the plea challenging the continued inclusion of these communities in the ST category.