Telangana High Court Questions State on Delay in Clearing Fish Seed Suppliers’ Dues

The Telangana High Court questioned the State government on how many more years it would take to clear the long-pending bills of fish seed suppliers, despite the issuance of Budget Release Orders.

Hearing a batch of contempt petitions, the Court noted that payments remained unpaid even after earlier court directions and initiation of contempt proceedings.

The Court declined the government’s request for additional time and granted a final four-week period to complete payments and file a compliance report.

It warned that senior officials would be required to appear personally if directions were not followed and listed the matter for further hearing on March 6.

[Fish Seed Suppliers v. State of Telangana]