HC stays single judge order stalling Kalyana Lakshmi, Shaadi Mubarak schemes
The Telangana High Court stayed a single judge's order that had previously stalled the implementation of the Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak welfare schemes. The division bench questioned the legal standing of the petitioner who challenged the schemes' constitutional validity.
Why it matters
The case highlights the ongoing legal debate regarding the use of executive orders for state-funded welfare programs and the requirements for public interest litigation.
A division bench of Telangana High Court on Tuesday stayed the single judge order stalling implementation of Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes.
The bench of Chief Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh and Justice G.M. Mohiuddin passed the direction after hearing an appeal filed by principal secretaries of the departments of Backward Classes, Scheduled Caste Development, Scheduled Tribes Welfare, Minorities Welfare, Women and Child Welfare and Finance. These petitioners challenged the single judge order stalling implementation of the two schemes through seven Government Orders (GOs) in a writ petition filed by a HC practicing advocate Vijaya Gopal.
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