The Supreme Court on December 8 sought a response from the Lieutenant Governor (L-G) on a plea by the Delhi government to release funds for its ‘Farishtey Dilli Ke’ scheme providing free treatment to accident victims.
Issuing notice to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, a Bench headed by Justice B.R. Gavai asked why one wing of the government was “fighting” another. The court decided to take up the case immediately after the Christmas vacation.
“You [the Centre] are doing public order, law and order and land in Delhi. Now you want health too just because it is under a secretary… This scheme is completely social welfare. There is no politics here. But payment for the scheme has been stopped,” senior advocate A.M. Singhvi, for the Delhi government, submitted.
