<p class="bodytext">NEW DELHI/Chennai, DHNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea made by the Union government for clarification as well as seeking three additional months to implement the February 16 judgement for framing a scheme to ensure the sharing of Cauvery water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud posted the Centre's application for hearing on April 9 as a counsel referred to divergent views of the concerned states on the issue of setting up of the scheme. "We will take this matter on April 9 along with the plea of Tamil Nadu," the bench said, when the Centre's counsel Wasim Qadri sought urgent hearing of the plea.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Union government had on Saturday sought three more months' time saying framing a scheme after the announcement of the Karnataka Assembly elections may create massive public outrage over there as it was an emotive issue.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also sought to know if the scheme to be framed under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act can be at variance from the Cauvery Management Board as recommended by the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal in its decision in 2007.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Protests in TN</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam on Tuesday joined the day-long fast observed by AIADMK cadres across the state demanding constitution of a Cauvery Management Board (CMB).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though their names were missing from the list of leaders to participate in the fast, released by the AIADMK, Palaniswami and Panneerselvam arrived at the venue at around 8 am on Tuesday in Chepauk, hardly a km from Fort St George, the seat of power of Tamil Nadu Government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Top AIADMK leaders, including all ministers, participated in the day-long fast being observed in 31 districts across the state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Before ending their fast at around 5.30 pm, Palaniswami and Panneerselvam gave a speech attacking their arch-rival DMK but refrained from attacking the BJP and the Union Government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Protests on Tuesday intensified as establishments affiliated to an influential traders' body downed their shutters.</p>.<p class="byline">DH News Service</p>
<p class="bodytext">NEW DELHI/Chennai, DHNS: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a plea made by the Union government for clarification as well as seeking three additional months to implement the February 16 judgement for framing a scheme to ensure the sharing of Cauvery water among Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Puducherry.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud posted the Centre's application for hearing on April 9 as a counsel referred to divergent views of the concerned states on the issue of setting up of the scheme. "We will take this matter on April 9 along with the plea of Tamil Nadu," the bench said, when the Centre's counsel Wasim Qadri sought urgent hearing of the plea.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Union government had on Saturday sought three more months' time saying framing a scheme after the announcement of the Karnataka Assembly elections may create massive public outrage over there as it was an emotive issue.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also sought to know if the scheme to be framed under the Inter-State River Water Disputes Act can be at variance from the Cauvery Management Board as recommended by the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal in its decision in 2007.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Protests in TN</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and his deputy O Panneerselvam on Tuesday joined the day-long fast observed by AIADMK cadres across the state demanding constitution of a Cauvery Management Board (CMB).</p>.<p class="bodytext">Though their names were missing from the list of leaders to participate in the fast, released by the AIADMK, Palaniswami and Panneerselvam arrived at the venue at around 8 am on Tuesday in Chepauk, hardly a km from Fort St George, the seat of power of Tamil Nadu Government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Top AIADMK leaders, including all ministers, participated in the day-long fast being observed in 31 districts across the state.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Before ending their fast at around 5.30 pm, Palaniswami and Panneerselvam gave a speech attacking their arch-rival DMK but refrained from attacking the BJP and the Union Government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Protests on Tuesday intensified as establishments affiliated to an influential traders' body downed their shutters.</p>.<p class="byline">DH News Service</p>
