PM Cares Fund: No information, lawyer sends notice
YAMUNANAGAR: A senior lawyer of Yamunanagar, who was denied information on receipts and disbursal from the PM Cares Fund under the Right to Information ( RTI ) Act, on Sunday sent a legal notice to the under secretary concerned at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
In the notice, advocate S K Gupta said, “As per the available information, the officials are claiming that PM Cares Fund is not a public authority despite all the office-bearers being public representatives and all the money of the public.
This is against the basic principles of natural justice and public good as granted by the Constitution of India to every citizen.”
Gupta asked when income tax exemptions are being given for making contributions to this fund, how it can be “not a matter of public concern”.
“Therefore, if information as a white paper on PM Cares Fund is not provided to the nationals and the media, then I shall be compelled to approach the Supreme Court of India and jurisdictional high courts... If by June 10 the government does not provide the information in the public domain, I shall be compelled to file a PIL against the same,” Gupta mentioned in the notice.
Gupta asked when income tax exemptions are being given for making contributions to this fund, how it can be “not a matter of public concern”.
“Therefore, if information as a white paper on PM Cares Fund is not provided to the nationals and the media, then I shall be compelled to approach the Supreme Court of India and jurisdictional high courts... If by June 10 the government does not provide the information in the public domain, I shall be compelled to file a PIL against the same,” Gupta mentioned in the notice.
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