MLC files petition in SC seeking implementation of AP reorganisation act

A Congress legislator from Andhra Pradesh today filed a petition in the Supreme Court alleging that the Centre had not taken any initiative for the implementation of the various provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

The Supreme Court today asked Congress lawmaker P Sudhakar Reddy, seeking implementation of various provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, to serve a copy of his petition to the Centre and others.

A bench of Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan took note of the plea filed by Reddy and posted it for hearing after two weeks.

The AP Legislative Council Member, in his plea, alleged that the Centre has not taken any initiative even after three years eight months on the implementation of the Act.

"The large number of the provisions enacted in the Act are not being implemented by the Union of India and various departments/ministries under Union of India.

"This has been resulting hardship to the lakhs of people in both States and the non implementation of provisions/assurances made in the Act will reduce the confidence on Parliament among the people," the plea, filed through lawyer Sravan Kumar, said.

He said the provisions for separate High Courts for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, distribution/allocation of Andhra Bhavan, pension liability, distribution of employees, apex council for distribution of Krishna Godavari Water, effective functioning of river management boards, equal opportunity to the students in higher education and many more are yet to be addressed by the Centre.

The Centre had enacted the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 to carve out Telangana from Andhra Pradesh.

The petition alleged that the Centre was highly negligent in performing its obligations and was causing enormous damage to the lives of the people due to its inaction.

The Center has failed in discharging its responsibilities by not acting as per the provisions of the Act resulting to disputes between two states and difficulty to the people at large, the petition claimed.