Telangana High Court takes serious note of government affidavit wrongly quoting Article 162 in welfare schemes case
The Telangana High Court criticized the state government for incorrectly citing Article 162 in an affidavit regarding welfare schemes. The court ordered a rectified affidavit and questioned the government's financial priorities, including the non-payment of salaries to court staff.
Why it matters
This case highlights judicial oversight of executive actions and the tension between government welfare spending and statutory financial obligations.
Justice N.V. Shravan Kumar of the Telangana High Court on Thursday took a serious note of the State government’s affidavit, in which Article 162 of the Constitution of India was wrongly quoted, filed in the High Court seeking vacation of the order staying Kalyana Lakshmi and Shaadi Mubarak schemes’ operation.
The affidavit filed by B. Bala Maya Devi, Principal Secretary to Government (Full Additional Charge), Backward Classes Welfare Department, stated that the impugned G.O.s relating to implementation of the two welfare schemes were issued under Article 162 of the Constitution to achieve the constitutional goals of social justice. The affidavit also stated that under Article 162 the executive power of a State is completely co-extensive and co-terminus with its legislative competence.
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