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Telangana High Court stays Shaadi Mubarak, Kalyana Lakshmi schemes
The Telangana High Court has ordered an interim stay on the Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi marriage assistance schemes, halting all payments until the next hearing on September 9. Justice Shravan Kumar…
The Story in Brief
The Telangana High Court has ordered an interim stay on the Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi marriage assistance schemes, halting all payments until the next hearing on September 9. Justice Shravan Kumar issued the order on August 12 while hearing a petition by Advocate Vijay Gopal, who argued the schemes were implemented through government orders without backing from any state law.
Siasat.com reports that the Telangana government failed to file a counter-affidavit even four weeks after the court directed it to do so. The Shaadi Mubarak scheme gives Rs 1,00,116 (Rs 1,25,145 for disabled girls) to unmarried minority community brides. The Kalyana Lakshmi scheme provides the same amounts to SC, ST, and economically backward class families.
The Indian Opinion
The Telangana government's failure to file a counter-affidavit in four weeks forced the court's hand. Critics say schemes are populist tools; the state argues they help poor families avoid debt for daughters' weddings. Neither side disputes the need for aid, only the legal route. By September 9, we will know if the government will enact a proper law or continue bypassing the legislature.
Source: siasat.com
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