SC to hear TN plea in contempt of court by Centre- Cauvery issue

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Mon, Apr 02, 2018, 09:25 PM

SC to hear TN plea in contempt of court by Centre-  Cauvery issue

New Delhi, April 2: The Supreme Court will hear on next Monday (April 9) Tamil Nadu's plea seeking contempt proceedings against the Central government for its "wilful disobedience" in carrying out its direction to set-up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB) and Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) as directed by the top court.

"We will hear it on Monday and resolve the issue," a bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said after Advocate G. Umapathy, appearing for the Tamil Nadu government, mentioned the matter for an early hearing.

The Chief Justice assured that it will ensure that Tamil Nadu gets its allocation of Cauvery water. He also said that the "scheme" for the implementation of modified 2007 tribunal order does not mean the CMB alone.

Tamil Nadu government had moved the top court on March 31 seeking contempt action against the Central government for its failure to constitute the CMB and the CWRC as directed by the top court by its February 16 judgment.