{"id":48918,"date":"2017-07-08T03:59:58","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T22:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/?p=48918"},"modified":"2017-07-08T03:59:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T22:29:58","slug":"sc-closes-pil-fund-misuse-indira-awas-yojna-bihar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-closes-pil-fund-misuse-indira-awas-yojna-bihar","title":{"rendered":"SC closes PIL on fund misuse in Indira Awas Yojna in Bihar"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_44317\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44317\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/law.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"44317\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/sc-seeks-report-jk-police-youths-killing\/law-10\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/law.jpg?fit=260%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"260,193\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"law\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/law.jpg?fit=260%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/law.jpg?fit=260%2C193&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-44317 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/law.jpg?resize=260%2C193&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SC closes PIL on fund misuse in Indira Awas Yojna in Bihar\" width=\"260\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/law.jpg?w=260&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/08\/law.jpg?resize=135%2C100&amp;ssl=1 135w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-44317\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SC closes PIL on fund misuse in Indira Awas Yojna in Bihar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Supreme Court today brought the curtains down on a plea seeking CBI probe into allegations brought out in a 2011 CAG report regarding gross misuse of public funds in the implementation of Indira Awas Yojna in Bihar.<\/p>\n<p>A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud took note of the stand of the Centre that the report of the Comptroller General of India has been considered by the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p>The committee did not find anything wrong and the matter rests there, Additional Solicitor General P S Narasimha, appearing for the Centre, said adding that the government has no role in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, the bench observed the matter should be taken to the logical end and enquired from the law officer about the procedures being adopted after the CAG submits the report.<\/p>\n<p>Then bench agreed with the Centre&#8217;s stand and disposed of the PIL saying &#8220;now nothing survives in it&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in 2013, the apex court had issued notice to the the Centre and the Bihar government on the PIL filed by advocate Md Shahid Anwar.<\/p>\n<p>It was alleged that there was misuse of public funds in the implementation of the scheme meant to provide houses to the poor.<\/p>\n<p>The PIL had sought a direction to ensure &#8220;proper implementation&#8221; 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