SC takes note of Centre’s inability to constitute National Disaster Mitigation Fund [Read Order]

The Centre told the Supreme Court bench comprising justices Madan B Lokur and NV Ramana, on August 1, of its inability to comply with its direction regarding constitution of the National Disaster Mitigation Fund. The bench had directed the Centre on May 11 to constitute the Fund in terms of Section 47 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005.The Additional Solicitor General, P.V.Narasimha told...