Supreme Court order is applicable to all: AP government
AP govt said that the SC has clearly laid down principles for division of all assets, liabilities and funds of Schedule 10 institutions.
Hyderabad: The AP government has written to the Union home ministry that the Supreme Court judgement is applicable not only to the APSCHE but also to other institutions included under 10th Schedule of the AP Reorganisation Act.
The AP government was responding to the Centre’s directions to the two Telugu states to file their arguments in writing so that it can take a decision on the sharing of assets and liabilities of the institutions listed under Schedule 10 of the Act.
Earlier, the Centre had made it clear that the arguments put forth earlier by both TS and AP were repetitious in nature and it would take a decision on the issue when the points raised by the two states were in writing. Accordingly, the AP government had sent a detailed note to the home ministry.
In its note, the AP government said that the SC has clearly laid down principles for division of all assets, liabilities and funds of Schedule 10 institutions. It said that location of these institutions was immaterial; their assets, liabilities and funds were divisible as per the population ratio of 58:42.
It said that the arguments by the TS government before the committee headed by Union home secretary were similar to the arguments advanced before the SC where they were rejected.
“Contention of the TS government on Section 75 of AP Reorganisation Act has been rejected by the Supreme Court,” the AP government said in its note, adding that under the circumstances, orders of the SC would have to be punctually observed and executed by all concerned in letter and spirit.