File Sethu affidavit in 2 weeks: SC

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted two weeks to the Centre to file an affidavit on the controversial Sethusamudram project.

A bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan accepted the plea of government seeking time to file an affidavit on the controversial issue.

Attorney-General Milon K Banerji on behalf of the Centre sought two more weeks to file an affidavit as the committee appointed by the government was re-examining the feasibility of the project.

While the Attorney-General was making his submission, those opposing the project objected to the government’s plea seeking more time to file a comprehensive affidavit.

Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy, on whose petition the court had passed its direction, said the Centre has not yet responded to the order passed by the Madras HC