SC Schedules Hearing on Karnataka’s Rs.18,000 Crore Drought Relief Plea, Detailed Hearing After Four Weeks

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.