SC issues notice to Maharashtra govt asking it to refrain from setting up Marathi speaking school in border
news Saturday, August 02, 2014 - 05:30
The News Minute | August 2, 2014 | 10:57 am IST
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Maharashtra government asking them to restrain from setting up a Marathi-speaking school in the disputed Maharashtra-Karnataka border, states a report by The New Indian Express. The notice was issued on a plea of Karnataka and the Maharashtra government has been given six weeks to respond to it. Â
The court also observed how both the states were fighting the legal battle. “States are adopting tactics which are generally adopted by private litigants. A state should set an example on how litigants should behave", said the bench, as quoted by the report.Â
Recently, reports had surfaced of Karnataka police allegedly beating up some Marathi-speaking population in the state which was severely condemned by the Maharashtra Cabinet. On the other hand, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister of Karnataka, T B Jayachandra said that politicians from Maharashtra used the border disputes for their political gain.
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