The Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Friday pulled up Ramabai Swayam Sahayata Mahila Samooh for filing a misleading and false appeal against a Government order.
The High Court also slapped a fine of Rs 25,000 on the organization. Ramabai Swayam Sahayata Mahila Samooh organisation is engaged in providing midday meals at government run schools.
The organization had filed a case in the High Court against the Madhya Pradesh government’s order, dated May 5, 2021 in which the government had stopped the monopoly of the said organization. According to sources in the government, the order was aimed at giving better service and quality to children.
Till then Ramabai Swayam Sahayata Mahila Samooh had the monopoly on providing midday meals in government run schools.
There were apprehensions in the government circles that this monopoly was compromising the quality of the food that was given to children.
In its appeal Ramabai Swayam Sahayata Mahila Samooh had requested the High Court to set aside the order of the Madhya Pradesh government and allow it to continue as earlier.
After listening to both parties the High Court ruled that the appeal and the affidavit by Ramabai Swayam Sahayata Mahila Samooh were misleading and false. While rejecting the appeal the court also slapped a fine of Rs 25,000.00, which the organisation is supposed to deposit within a week, failing which recovery proceedings will initiated against it.