The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered Karnataka to release at least 2 tmc of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. The Apex Court also warned the state to face serious consequences if it fails to release the water.
The apex court posted Tamil Nadu’s petition for framing of scheme for the release of Cauvery water as per the February 16 judgment for hearing on Tuesday. It also asked the Centre to file an affidavit by Tuesday stating the steps taken to frame the scheme.
Attorney general K K Venugopal stated in the court that scheme has to be approved by the Cabinet which could not meet because of non-availability of PM.
Shekhar Naphade who represented TamilNadu accused the centre of playing politics over Cauvery water and said such attitude towards TN would amount to end of federalism in the country as well as rule of law.
Naphade also raised a question in the court and asked the apex court that what do we tell people of TN as no scheme is framed even two months of SC judgment on Cauvery water sharing?
The court today criticized the Union government for not acting swiftly to frame a scheme.”You have to frame the scheme and there is no escaping this task,” the court said to the Centre.
The apex court had asked the Centre to frame a draft scheme by May 3 for the implementation of the judgment on the distribution of Cauvery water between Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry last month.
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