‘Plea to Make PM CARES Fund Public Authority Should Be Dismissed’,Centre Tells Delhi HC
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The Centre on Wednesday told the Delhi High Court that a petition that seeks to declare ‘PM CARES fund’ a ‘public authority’ and thus answerable under the Right to Information law is not maintainable and must be dismissed.
Arguing on behalf of the central government, Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta, also told the court that he would file a detailed response on why, according to him, the plea should be dismissed.
The Delhi High Court was hearing a petition filed by Samyak Gangwal which sought details of the PM CARES fund that was set up to combat COVID-19 in March this year. Gangwal had filed a Right to Information (RTI) petition seeking details of the Fund from the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) in the Prime Minister’s Office. However, on June 2, the CPIO had turned down Gangwal’s information request claiming that the fund was not a public authority and not covered by the Right to Information Act.
The Delhi High Court was hearing a petition filed by Samyak Gangwal which sought details of the PM CARES fund that was set up to combat COVID-19 in March this year. Gangwal had filed a Right to Information (RTI) petition seeking details of the Fund from the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) in the Prime Minister’s Office. However, on June 2, the CPIO had turned down Gangwal’s information request claiming that the fund was not a public authority and not covered by the Right to Information Act.
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