Hyderabad, Aug. 12 -- The Telangana High Court has stayed the Shaadi Mubarak and Kalyana Lakshmi schemes in the state. Justice Shravan Kumar issued interim orders to this effect on Wednesday, August 12.

The court was hearing a petition challenging the legality of these schemes. The petitioner, Advocate Vijay Gopal, argued that the schemes were being implemented through Government Orders (GOs) that were not backed by any law made by the state legislature.

The High Court issued orders directing that no payments be made under these schemes until the next hearing on the matter.

During a previous hearing, the High Court had directed the Telangana government to file a counter-affidavit. Reports suggest that Vijay Gopal brought to the court's...