PM Cares Fund challenged, SC dismisses

New Delhi, March 25 : The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the ‘PM Cares Fund’. Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice B R Gawai’s Bench dismissed a petition challenging the decision of the Allahabad High Court. They told the petitioner’s counsel Devdutt Kamat that he can file a review petition in the High Court. During the hearing, Kamat told the Bench that the High Court did not consider all the issues raised in the PIL. The Bench said: “Perhaps you are right that all the issues were not considered… You can file a review petition in this matter.” The PIL, filed in the Allahabad High Court, alleged that there was massive siphoning of funds from various Ministries and other government agencies. XC GNK MR

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