The Delhi High Court has barred the declaration of selection of new office bearers of Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) which was scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
The High Court took the decision after complaints were received of rampant corruption in funding of Mid -Day meal scheme across the country by the council. The Government has also been directed not to release any funds to the ICCW till the next date of hearing.
According to the complaint filed, Gita Sidhartha, who was elected as the president of the ICCW changed the rules of the election process to get re-elected. She contested for the election between 2015 and 2018 of the council. The results of which were supposed to be announced in the general body meeting of the ICCW on December 16. The court barred the announcement of the elections and granted time to the accused to file their reply within four weeks.
It was also stated that she appointed her sister-in-law to run the Creches in Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. She also received a huge sum of money amounting into crores in grant from the Government and perpetuated the control and management in her faction, stated the complaint.
The court also said that the announcement of the result of the elections for the year 2015-2018 will be kept in abeyance till the next date of hearing. It also stated that the Union of India, one of the respondents, will not release any funds till the next hearing and will also not take any policy decisions incurring any financial transactions.