The Bombay High Court on July 31 said it cannot oversee the disbursement of funds from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF), but expressed hope that the contributions are utilised strictly for their intended purpose.

A bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep Marne, while disposing of a PIL, noted that the fund’s transactions are accessible to the public under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, according to the news agency PTI. 

“We cannot monitor the operation of the CMRF. We, however, hope and trust that the contributions made to the CMRF are utilised strictly for the objectives and purpose for which the fund is operated and that there is no deviation in any case,” the court said.