HC reserves its order on Sadbhavna case

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The court earlier disposed of two petitions questioning huge expenses incurred on Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day Sadbhavna fast

Gujarat High Court on Thursday reserved its order in a case seeking details of expenses on Sadbhavna fast observed by Chief Minister Narendra Modi. A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Bhaskar Bhattacharya and Justice J B Pardiwala made a few observations while reserving the order.

The court said that it has no power to control the expenses of the elected government nor can it dictate the same. It is not within the purview of the court to decide on how much expenditure has been incurred. It further said, “It is for the people to decide and they can take a call on it during elections.”

The court was hearing a petition filed by Ratna Vora, who had alleged misuse of government treasury in Sadbhavna fasts. The court had asked Vora to provide the court with some proof on record.

The court had earlier disposed of two petitions questioning the huge expenditure incurred on Chief Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day Sadbhavna fast with severe criticism. The court held that the petitions were without any foundation and based only on newspaper reports.

Rs 60 crore spent
The PILs were filed on the basis of media reports that an amount of nearly Rs 60 crore was spent on this event. The petitioners wanted to know if the money flowed from public treasury.

The petitioner had also contended that if the event was a personal or party function or a sponsored one, then why should the state government functionaries sanction the amount or the government machinery be used.