Vijayawada, Oct 1 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh High Court here on Thursday struck down the Andhra Prades

Vijayawada, Oct 1 (UNI) The Andhra Pradesh High Court here on Thursday struck down the Andhra Pradesh government orders providing 34 per cent reservations to the Backward Castes in the rural local bodies and 33.33 per cent in urban local bodies in the ensuing elections. The High Court also directed the State Election commission to hold the local body elections within six weeks. A High Court bench comprising Chief Justice Lisa Gill dismissed the AP government orders, contending that the State government's GOs 105 and 1065 violate Supreme Court judgments and exceed the ceiling limit on reservations. Meanwhile, the high…