‘Are We Useless?’: Supreme Court Slams Centre During Drought Hearing

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The Centre requested more time as its legal professional became busy in another court.

'Are We Useless?': Supreme Court Slams Centre During Drought HearingThe center was commissioned to explain its overall performance on drought remedies nowadays.
‘This isn’t always your precedence? Are we vain human beings?’ requested the judges
These days, the Centre confronted a furious ideal court after its legal professionals no longer stood up for a hearing on drought. “Show some seriousness…are we vain?” The judges were criticized because the Centre asked for more time, saying the additional solicitor general was busy in another court docket.

“Is this like farm animals or something? Move right here, cross there. This isn’t always your priority. Two judges are sitting here. You anticipate us to do nothing and keep searching on the watch, awaiting time to skip?” the judges angrily questioned.

Soon after the rebuke, an additional solicitor, Pinki Anand, came speeding in and said she was prepared to argue. The court said: “D” do not discuss for 15 minutes and go away. Our time is also treasured.””

The court is listening to a petition from former Aam Aadmi birthday party chief Yogendra Yadav’s agency, Swaraj Abhiyaan, which asks for comfort for farmers when ten states have declared drought.

On Wednesday, the court docket had told the authorities that it could not turn a blind eye to the disaster in nearly a dozen states and asked for a file on its performance in drought remedy.

The petition alleges that the Centre has “squeezed the jobs assure scheme MNREGA surely dry” using starving budget states, with a large backlog of wage bills from closing yet to be cleared.

“Humans are migrating due to distress because they do not have jobs. This is pressured migration,” said senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan.

The Centre has said it’ll launch almost 8,000 crores using the weekend to clean pending salary dues and give another 3000 crores to states for new works under the process scheme.

The Centre requested more time as its legal professional became busy in another court.
The center was commissioned to explain its overall performance on drought remedies nowadays.

‘This isn’t always your precedence? Are we vain human beings?’ requested the judges
These days, the Centre confronted a furious ideal court after its legal professionals no longer stood up for a hearing on drought. “Show some seriousness…are we vain?” The judges were criticized because the Centre asked for more time, saying the additional solicitor general was busy in another court docket.

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“Is this like farm animals or something? Move right here, cross there. This isn’t always your priority. Two judges are sitting here. You anticipate us to do nothing and keep searching on the watch, awaiting time to skip?” the judges angrily questioned.

Soon after the rebuke, an additional solicitor, Pinki Anand, came speeding in and said she was prepared to argue. The court said: “Do not argue for 15 minutes and go away. Our time is also treasured.””

The court is listening to a petition from former Aam Aadmi birthday party chief Yogendra Yadav’s agency, Swaraj Abhiyaan, which asks for comfort for farmers when ten states have declared drought.

On Wednesday, the court docket had told the authorities that it could not turn a blind eye to the disaster in nearly a dozen states and asked for a file on its performance in drought remedy.

The petition alleges that the Centre has “squeezed the jobs assure scheme MNREGA surely dry” using starving budget states, with a large backlog of wage bills from closing yet to be cleared.

“Humans are migrating due to distress because they do not have jobs. This is pressured migration,” said senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan.

The Centre has said it’ll launch almost 8,000 crores using the weekend to clean pending salary dues and give another 3000 crores to states for new works under the process scheme. Story First Published: April 07, 2016, 12:41 IST