Kotia Row: Odisha Moves SC Seeking Contempt Of Court Proceedings Against AP | OTV News

Bhubaneswar: Odisha authorities on Wednesday knocked the doorways of Supreme Court searching for contempt of courtroom proceedings in opposition to Andhra Pradesh authorities over the Kotia border dispute.
The State authorities’s transfer comes within the wake of the announcement by Andhra Pradesh authorities for holding panchayat polls in disputed Kotia area of Koraput. The authorities has prayed earlier than the courtroom for fast listening to in reference to the problem.
In the petition, the State authorities has talked about that the Supreme Court in 1968 had ordered the upkeep of established order within the disputed space. In its ultimate listening to in 2006, the apex courtroom had additionally upheld its earlier judgement.
It is price mentioning that Kotia dispute is a protracted pending border situation between Andhra Pradhesh and Odisha. Both the States have been claiming sovereign rights over the world, which encompass 27 small tribal hamlets on the border.