The Delhi High Court on Tuesday took exception to the Centre filing a one-page reply on "such an important issue" of PM CARES Fund on which a petition has been filed to declare it as a 'State' under the Constitution to ensure transparency in its functioning.
Observing that the issue concerning the Prime Minister's Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund (PM CARES Fund) is "not so simple" the high court asked the Centre to file a “detailed and exhaustive” response in the matter.
"You have filed a reply. One page reply to such an important issue? Nothing beyond that? Such an important issue and one-page reply. There is not even a whisper of what the senior advocate (of petitioner) is arguing. You file a reply. The issue is not so simple. We want an extensive reply,” said a bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad.
