Odisha is among five States on which the Supreme Court on Monday imposed an additional penalty of Rs 5 lakh for having not deposited Rs 5 lakh imposed earlier and not complying with its direction to file affidavits on a PIL that pleads for setting up of community kitchens in the country.
Further, the other four States are Delhi, Maharashtra, Goa and Manipur. An apex court Bench headed by Justice NV Ramana declined some States’ plea to exempt the additional penalty.
The court scheduled the next hearing on the matter on April 8.
Notably, the court had last week noted that only seven States and Union Territories have filed their affidavits in the matter of food security and community kitchens.