Today(on 12th July),The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing in four weeks on Karnataka’s writ petition demanding the release of Rs. 18,000 crore from the Centre for drought relief under the NDRF. Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and DL Chidananda argued for a non-miscellaneous listing to present detailed arguments, highlighting the inadequacy of funds released so far.
Today(on 6th May), the Supreme Court decided to hold a hearing in July on Karnataka’s plea for NDRF aid for drought management. Justices B R Gavai and Sandeep Mehta will preside over the matter.
Today(on 29th April),Supreme Court urges transparency as it demands the Centre to reveal Karnataka’s drought relief funding amid severe agricultural crisis. Next hearing scheduled for May 6.
