Pay teachers or will review ministers’ expenses: SC to Kerala

Rejecting the argument that it was facing cash crunch,the Supreme Court warned the Kerala government that it would review the expenses incurred on ministers and MLAs if the state failed to pay arrears for 17 years to part-time teachers.

In a lighter vein,a bench of Justices B N Aggrawal and G S Singhvi also asked the state government counsel “Your Chief Minister travels by which class,economy or business?”

The remarks come in the backof the austerity measures suggested by the UPA government to all its ministers and government functionaries.

“We can’t go by your claims. If you do not comply with the order by September 30,we will have to review the expenses incurred on your ministers and MLAs,” the bench sternly told the counsel who agreed to abide by the direction.