New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Friday asked Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena to make his stand clear on the stoppage of funds for the Delhi government's Farishtey scheme, which promises free medical treatment for road accident victims, and said that exemplary cost will be imposed if it is found that the court was taken for a ride in the case.
The court was hearing a petition filed by the Delhi government against the LG alleging that due to stoppage of funds for the scheme for the past one year, unpaid dues of Rs.7.17 crore payable to private hospitals had mounted. The bench asked the LG to file an affidavit in two weeks after senior advocate Sanjay Jain, representing the LG, submitted that LG's office was not involved in the ...