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[COVID-19] Supreme Court restrains Andhra Pradesh from diverting SDRF funds to Personal Deposit Account

The Court issued notice to the State of Andhra Pradesh after observing that it is a very serious issue since such diversion and transfer of funds is not permissible under the Disaster Management Act.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the Andhra Pradesh government from diverting funds collected for ex-gratia compensation to families of COVID-19 victims, from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to a Personal Deposit Account [Palla Srinivasa Rao v. Union of India and ors.]

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