Overview

• A division bench of Justices Sujoy Paul and Smita Das De said grants may not be released to any committee that failed to file last year's utilisation certificate.
• All clubs receiving funds this year must submit their utilisation details to the Director General of Police and the Kolkata Police Commissioner within one month after Vijayadashami.
• The court cited its September 13, 2022 precedent that ties grant eligibility to timely submission of utilisation certificates.
• The state told the bench that only three committees under the Siliguri Police Commissionerate remain non-compliant with last year’s reporting.
• Hearings on PILs against the subsidy, announced at ₹1.10 lakh per committee this year, will resume after the Durga Puja recess.