Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi famously said: “na khaungaa, na khaane doonga (neither will I indulge in corruption, nor allow anyone else to indulge in it)”.
The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that the PM-CARES Fund is not a government fund as the amount collected by it does not go to the Consolidated Fund of India.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court while dismissing the Writ Petition imposed the exemplary cost of Rs. 1 Lakh to be deposited by the Petitioners in the PM-CARES Fund.