Expressing displeasure over the inaction on farmers' suicide issue, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Tamil Nadu Government to…
Supreme Court (PHOTO: SNS)
Expressing displeasure over the inaction on farmers' suicide issue, the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the Tamil Nadu Government to file a detailed reply within two weeks.
The directions came on a plea of an NGO that had moved the apex court, pointing to the increasing cases of farmers' suicides.
A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra said, "It is very painful to hear that farmers are committing suicide and the state government is not taking enough steps."
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Earlier this week, the Madras High Court had directed the Tamil Nadu Government to waive loans of all drought-hit farmers and restrained cooperative societies and banks from recovering their dues.
The High Court noted that the state's financial situation was grim and it was single-handedly shouldering the debt burden in a drought year in which farmers were committing suicide. The High Court suggested that the Centre come forward to extend financial help to Tamil Nadu during this difficult situation.
A division bench comprising Justices S Nagamuthu and M V Muralidaran gave the order of waiving the loans while allowing a petition by the National South Indian River Interlinking Agriculturists Association.
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