The Gujarat High Court has recently dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) by one Ganpatsinh Chimanbhai Rathwa, alleging irregularities in the implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) in the state.
The PIL, filed before the Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Pranav Trivedi, sought to highlight various instances of corruption and irregularities in the execution of works under MGNREGA.
However, the ...
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