SC notice to govt on plea to transfer funds from PM Cares to disaster response
4 years, 6 months ago

SC notice to govt on plea to transfer funds from PM Cares to disaster response

Live Mint  

The Supreme court on Wednesday issued a notice to the central government on a plea seeking transfer of all money contributed to the PM Cares Fund to National Disaster Response Fund. Senior advocate, Dushyant Dave, represented the petitioner in a virtual court hearing, seeking directions to the government to prepare and implement a national plan as per the provisions prescribed under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, to tackle the damage caused by the covid-19 pandemic. The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and MR Shah asked the government to explain in its reply, “whether there is a minimum standard of relief as per the Disaster Management Act?” As per the petition, the creation of PM Cares Fund is not within the scope of the Act. The petitioner said the transfer of the PM Cares funds to NDRF would bring it under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act.

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Wife Seeks Financial Assistance From PM Cares & State CM's Relief Fund: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited
3 years, 4 months ago

Wife Seeks Financial Assistance From PM Cares & State CM's Relief Fund: Supreme Court Issues Notice To Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notice to Krishna Institute Of Medical Sciences Limited in a wife's plea seeking the release of approximately 1 crore from PM Cares & State CM Relief Funds as financial assistance for getting her husband a lung transplant after having exhausted her savings over his post- Covid treatment. Yesterday, a Division Bench comprising Justice LN Rao …

APTEL Permits Party To Deposit Cost To NDRF After It Is Contended That PM Cares Is Not A Govt Fund [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

APTEL Permits Party To Deposit Cost To NDRF After It Is Contended That PM Cares Is Not A Govt Fund [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity on Monday allowed an application seeking modification of an order dated September 17, 2020, vide which the All India Power Engineers' Federation was directed to deposit a cost of Rs. The Bench of Justice Manjula Chellur and Mr. SD Dubey allowed the Federation to deposit the said amount to the National Disaster Response Fund, instead …

Plea In Allahabad HC Questions Legality Of PM CARES
4 years, 4 months ago

Plea In Allahabad HC Questions Legality Of PM CARES

Live Law  

In the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court verdict declining to transfer the funds from PM CARES to National Disaster Response Fund, a supplementary affidavit has been filed before the Allahabad High Court to 'delimit the scope and field' of a plea filed before it challenging the constitutional validity of PM National Relief Fund and the PM CARES Fund. SC …

Government Accountability & Transparency: SC Cares?
4 years, 4 months ago

Government Accountability & Transparency: SC Cares?

Live Law  

The recent Supreme Court's judgment in Centre for PIL vs Union of India on the legality of the PM Cares fund is legally flawed and disheartening. CPIL argued that Government could not legally create a separate PM Cares Fund for Covid-19 disaster relief in derogation of the NDRF, and therefore, its receipts must be transferred to the NDRF. The Court's …

PM CARES Fund, HC reserves verdict
4 years, 4 months ago

PM CARES Fund, HC reserves verdict

Hindustan Times  

The Bombay high court’s Nagpur bench on Thursday reserved its verdict on a public interest litigation demanding appointment of three trustees, including two from opposition parties, to manage Prime Minister’s Citizens Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund. HT Image The petitioner, lawyer Arvind Waghmare, has also sought removal of private auditing firm M/s SAARC Associates since public money is …

Top court rejects plea to transfer funds from PM CARES to NDRF
4 years, 4 months ago

Top court rejects plea to transfer funds from PM CARES to NDRF

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition to transfer money from the PM CARES Fund created to fight covid-19 to the National Disaster Relief Fund, adding that donations to both are voluntary, and the Centre is at liberty to transfer the money if it so desires. The public interest litigation, filed by lawyers Prashant Bhushan and Dushyant Dave, had …

No transfer of money from PM CARES to disaster relief fund: SC
4 years, 4 months ago

No transfer of money from PM CARES to disaster relief fund: SC

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking directions to transfer money from PM CARES Fund, created to tackle the covid-19 crisis, to the National Disaster Relief Fund. The bench headed by Ashok Bhushan formulated five questions with respect to the plea, including whether the Centre can set up separate funds despite NDRF in place and whether …

PM-CARES contribution need not be credited to NDRF: Supreme Court
4 years, 4 months ago

PM-CARES contribution need not be credited to NDRF: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday held that funds received into the PM-CARES Fund need not be credited to the National Disaster Response Fund for the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the court held that there is “no statutory prohibition on individuals to make voluntary contributions to NDRF” under Section 46 of the Disaster Management Act of …

SC Refuses to Order Fund Transfer from PM CARES to NDRF, Says Both Different Kinds of Donations
4 years, 4 months ago

SC Refuses to Order Fund Transfer from PM CARES to NDRF, Says Both Different Kinds of Donations

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to order transfer of money from the PM Cares Fund to the National Disaster Relief Fund, saying both are entirely different kinds of donations. A bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan held that PM Cares Fund are about voluntarily donations to fight the Covid-19 pandemic and the budgetary allocations are in the form of …

Supreme Court refuses transfer of PM CARES Fund contributions to National Disaster Response Fund
4 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court refuses transfer of PM CARES Fund contributions to National Disaster Response Fund

India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct transfer of contributions made to PM CARES Fund for COVID-19 pandemic to the National Disaster Response Fund. While disposing of the petition, Supreme Court said, no need for a fresh national disaster relief plan. The Supreme Court also noted, “The National Disaster Management plan created in November 2019 is enough to tackle …

[Breaking] SC Dismisses Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To NDRF; Says Fresh National Disaster Plan For COVID-19 Not Needed [Read Judgment]
4 years, 4 months ago

[Breaking] SC Dismisses Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To NDRF; Says Fresh National Disaster Plan For COVID-19 Not Needed [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition which sought transfer of the funds from PM CARES to National Disaster Rel Fund.The Court also held that there was no need for a fresh national disaster relief plan for COVID-19, and that the minimum standards of relief as issued under the Disaster Management Act prior to COVID-19 were enough.The bench also …

SC reserves order on plea seeking transfer of money collected by PM-CARES Fund to NDRF
4 years, 5 months ago

SC reserves order on plea seeking transfer of money collected by PM-CARES Fund to NDRF

Firstpost  

Dushyant Dave, appearing for NGO Centre for Public Interest Litigation, said that the creation of the PM-CARES Fund contravenes provisions of the Disaster Management Act The Supreme Court reserved its order on Monday on a plea which said that all the money collected under the PM CARES Fund for the COVID-19 pandemic should be transferred to the National Disaster Response …

SC Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Transfer Of PMCARES Fund To National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF)
4 years, 5 months ago

SC Reserves Order On Plea Seeking Transfer Of PMCARES Fund To National Disaster Relief Fund (NDRF)

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment on the issue of transfer of funds from PMCARES Fund to NDRF for relief works in combating the Covid19 pandemic,A bench of Ashok Bhushan, R. Subhash Reddy & MR Shah was hearing the suo motu case pertaining to the plight of migrant workers amid Coronavirus induced lockdown.The bench also took up the plea …

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To National Disaster Response Fund
4 years, 6 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea To Transfer PM CARES Funds To National Disaster Response Fund

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Government in a PIL seeking for transfer of all funds from PM CARES Fund which was set up to combat the COVID-19 pandemic to National Disaster Response Fund. The plea, filed by Advocate Prashant Bhushan on behalf of Centre for Public Interest Litigation, seeks for the setting up of a National …

[COVID-19] Centre for Public Interest Litigation Moves SC For Preparation Of National Relief Plan; Seeks Utilization Of NDRF Instead Of PM CARES Fund
4 years, 6 months ago

[COVID-19] Centre for Public Interest Litigation Moves SC For Preparation Of National Relief Plan; Seeks Utilization Of NDRF Instead Of PM CARES Fund

Live Law  

The Centre for Public Interest Litigation, through their counsel Advocate Prashant Bhushan, has moved Supreme Court seeking implementation of a 'National Plan' for combating the crisis created by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Petitioner-organization has also sought that the entire assistance program should be administered with the aid of National Disaster Response Force Fund and all the contributions/ grants received for …

Plea in SC seeks national plan to deal with coronavirus, transfer of PM CARES Fund to NDRF
4 years, 6 months ago

Plea in SC seeks national plan to deal with coronavirus, transfer of PM CARES Fund to NDRF

India Today  

A PIL has been filed by an NGO before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to prepare, notify and implement a “national plan” as prescribed under the Disaster Management Act to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. The petition, filed by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation through advocate Prashant Bhushan, has also sought a direction to the …

SC rejects plea against PM CARES Fund
4 years, 8 months ago

SC rejects plea against PM CARES Fund

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea seeking quashing of the decision to set up the PM CARES Fund, where people can donate money, to deal with the situation arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 28, the Centre set up the Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund with the primary objective …

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Immediate Relief For Poor During Lockdown Period
4 years, 9 months ago

SC Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Immediate Relief For Poor During Lockdown Period

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice in a plea seeking immediate relief to be provided to the poor, homeless and all economically weaker sections who remain hungry in wake of the nationwide lockdown. A Bench comprising of Justices L. Nageswara Rao and Deepak Gupta sought a response from the Centre and all States and Union Territories regarding the relief …

COVID-19: SC To Hear Plea For Payment Of Wages By Government To Migrant Workers [Read Petition]
4 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19: SC To Hear Plea For Payment Of Wages By Government To Migrant Workers [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India has agreed to hear a petition relating to payment of wages by the government to all migrant workers, whether formal, informal or self-employed, amidst the national lockdown. As per the petition, filed by social activists Harsh Mander and Anjali Bhardwaj, the lockdown order issued by the Central government under the Disaster Management Act discriminates arbitrarily …

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