Srinagar, Feb. 26 -- The government has spent more than Rs 400 crore to contest court cases during the past 10 years, official data showed.
The central government's Rs 66 crore expenditure on litigations in the 2023-24 financial year was over Rs 9 crore higher than the previous fiscal.
The amount incurred on litigations has gone up since 2014-15, barring two fiscals when the Covid pandemic was at its peak, according to data shared by the government with the Lok Sabha in response to a question in the ongoing Budget session.
In 2014-15, the cost incurred on litigations stood at Rs 26.64 crore while the expenditure for 2015-16 was Rs 37.43 crore.
Between the 2014-15 and the 2023-24 financial years, the government spent more than Rs 409 cro...