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Telangana High Court stays Shaadi Mubarak, Kalyana Lakshmi schemes
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday stayed the state government's Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi schemes, halting all payments to beneficiaries until further orders. Justice NV Shravan Kumar passed the interim order…
The Story in Brief
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday stayed the state government's Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi schemes, halting all payments to beneficiaries until further orders. Justice NV Shravan Kumar passed the interim order after the state sought more time to file a counter affidavit in a petition challenging the schemes' legality.
Petitioner and advocate Vijay Gopal argued that the schemes were implemented through Government Orders without a law passed by the state legislature, violating constitutional provisions on fiscal discipline and public fund regulation. The court adjourned the matter to September 9. The Kalyana Lakshmi scheme provides Rs 1,00,116 to unmarried women from SC, ST, and EBC communities, while Shaadi Mubarak offers the same amount to minority community brides.
The Indian Opinion
This stay exposes a lazy government habit: running expensive welfare schemes through executive orders instead of proper legislation. Both sides have a point, the schemes help poor families avoid marriage debt, but spending crores from the Consolidated Fund without legislative approval is constitutionally shaky. The real test comes on September 9: will the government finally produce a valid law, or keep relying on GOs that any citizen can get stayed? Either way, it is the poorest brides waiting for the money who pay for this political carelessness.
Sources (2): siasat.com, timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
