“An affidavit was filed before the Delhi High Court on behalf of the PM-CARES Fund Trust. The affidavit claimed that the fund is not a govt fund and the amount received does not go in the Consolidated Fund of India. That PM Cares fund is not created by or under the Indian Constitution or any other statute. Who filed the affidavit on behalf of PM Cares fund? the Under Secretary at Prime Minister’s Office. It further stated that there is no control of either the Central Government or the State Government in the functioning of the PM CARES Trust. Although, it mentioned what the PM Cares fund website also says, that it is a public charitable trust. The affidavit was filed in response to a plea seeking declaration that PM CARES Fund is “”State”” under Article 12 of the Constitution. Petitioner, Samayak Gangwal, also challenged the PMO’s order rejecting his RTI application stating that PM CARES was not a “”public authority”” within the meaning of Section 2(h) of the RTI Act. In its reply, the PM CARES Fund has objected to the maintainability of the petition, stating that alternative statutory remedies are available to the Petitioner under the RTI Act, 2005.
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