The Supreme Court on Thursday asked Karnataka to release at least 4 TMC of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu and warned it of "serious consequences" if it failed to release the water. Reportedly, Supreme Court also asked the Centre to file an affidavit by Tuesday stating the steps taken to frame the scheme. The next hearing for the case is on May 8.

According to an ANI report, Attorney general K K Venugopal told the apex court, "Cauvery management board draft has to be tabled before the Union Cabinet, and as Prime Minister is in Karnataka for elections, the draft, therefore, has not been approved yet."

Venugopal therefore requested the Court to postpone the hearing on the issue to a date after May 12, the date for Karnataka Elections. Supreme Court had earlier given May 3 as the deadline for the Centre to frame the draft scheme, but today the Centre has asked for more time.The Supreme Court's February 16 verdict was the final chapter of a decades-old water dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

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