Ajmer Sharif Dargah
The Delhi High Court has at present imposed an interim keep on the CAG audit of the Comptroller and Auditor and Auditor General of Ajmer Sharif Dargah. This ban has been imposed in the course of the listening to on the petition of the Dargah Committee, by which the Central Government’s choice to audit the functioning of the dargah has been challenged. The High Court admitted that the Dargah Management Committee has not been informed the circumstances of the audit. The subsequent listening to on this case will likely be held on 7 May.
During the listening to, the decide mentioned, ‘I’m in favor of stopping the audit. His (dargah lawyer) method is completely clear. He says that he has the correct to current his case, however this chance didn’t come as a result of you haven’t fulfilled the phrases of the (CAG) audit. It can be higher in case you pull your hand ‘. The courtroom mentioned that CAG audit won’t be carried out till additional listening to on this case;
At the identical time, Pawan Duggal, lawyer of the Comptroller and Auditor General, sought time to get directions within the case. After which the bench of Judge Sachin Dutta has given CAG until 7 May to make clear its stand.
Dargah lawyer argued
Advocate Atul Aggarwal, who appeared within the courtroom on behalf of the dargah, mentioned that the regulation has not been adopted in ordering the investigation. He argued that President Draupadi Murmu has accredited the audit and a staff of two officers has been appointed for this work. He mentioned that this choice is a violation of Section 20 of the Controller and Auditor General and Auditor General (Duties, Powers and Service Conditions) Act, 1971, which orders handy over the phrases and guidelines of the audit to the establishment, which is to be audited. Apart from this, the identical Act permits the establishment to file illustration towards the circumstances of audit earlier than the involved Ministry.
Audit will likely be for the final 5 monetary yr
According to media experiences, the CAG Dargah’s hereditary patron will audit two Anjumans (associations) of Khadim, who’ve been tasked to handle the day by day issues of the dargah and can embody accounts for the final 5 monetary years. The report mentioned that the audit has been began after the allegations of misuse of cash given by pilgrims throughout overseas donations and ziarat.
Ajmer Sharif Dargah is the dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti. The central authorities had determined to audit the CAG to research the monetary functioning of the dargah. The Dargah Committee had filed a petition within the Delhi High Court difficult this choice. It was mentioned within the petition that the Dargah is a spiritual establishment and needs to be excluded from the audit of the central authorities.
