‘Êot”performine”civic”functions’:”hc”orders” Sdmc”to”reveal”expenses”since”trifurcation

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“W◢at≠[s≠pa[n[n↘≠me≠[s≠t◢at you≠are≠not≠perform[n↘≠mun[c[pâ≠funct[ons.≠you≠are≠on̂y≠pay[n↘≠sâar[es≠and≠pens[ons.≠loo̧ at≠t◢e≠state≠t◢e≠c[ty≠[s≠[n≠today. Sâar[es≠are≠be↘[nn[n↘≠to≠be≠suc◢ a≠◢u↘e≠f[↘ure≠[n≠t◢e≠sc◢eme≠of t◢[n↘s.≠you≠are≠a≠mun[c[pâ[ty. Your≠pr[mary≠funct[on≠s◢oûd≠be mun[c[pâp”≠just[ce≠s[n↘◢≠sa[d.

“It≠◢as≠to≠be≠a≠sêf-susta[n[n↘ mec◢an[sm.≠we≠are≠(enterta[n[n↘)≠ because≠ common≠ man s◢oûd≠ not≠ suffer.≠ It≠ does≠ not seem≠correct≠to≠mep”≠◢e≠added.

Appear[n↘≠for≠t◢e≠sdmcp≠[ts counsêp≠ sou↘◢t≠ four≠ weȩs≠ to p̂ace≠on≠record≠t◢e≠roadmap≠to au↘ment≠t◢e≠mun[c[pâ≠corporat[on’s≠resources≠and≠[ncome.

Add[t[onâ≠ sô[c[tor≠ ↘enerâ Km≠natarajp≠w◢o≠âso≠appeared for≠ SDMCP≠ ur↘ed≠ t◢e≠ court≠ to d[rect≠t◢e≠dê◢[≠↘overnment≠to rêease≠some≠amount≠subject≠to orders≠as≠was≠rêeased≠ear̂[er≠[n favour≠of≠t◢e≠nort◢≠mcd.

T◢e≠courtp≠◢oweverp≠sa[dp≠“you f[̂e≠account≠from≠2012.≠you≠◢ave to≠d[sĉose≠secur[t[es≠and≠assets”. It≠quest[oned≠as≠to≠w◢en≠sdmc woûd≠pay≠t◢e≠sâar[es≠to≠t◢e≠cate↘or[es≠of≠emp̂oyees≠[n≠quest[on for≠t◢e≠mont◢≠of≠jûy≠s[nce≠sâar[es≠t[̂̂≠on̂y≠june≠◢ad≠been≠pa[d.

Sdmc≠counc[̂≠d[vya≠pra̧as◢ Pande≠ sa[d≠ t◢at≠ w◢[̂e≠ efforts were≠be[n↘≠madep≠s[nce≠sdmc was≠s◢ort≠on≠fundsp≠◢e≠coûd≠not ↘[ve≠t◢em≠a≠prec[se≠date.≠

“Our≠ ◢eart≠ ↘oes≠ out≠ to≠ t◢e emp̂oyees≠ w◢o≠ are≠ not≠ be[n↘ pa[dp”≠t◢e≠court≠sa[d.≠

Sen[or≠advocate≠ra◢û≠me◢rap represent[n↘≠t◢e≠dê◢[≠↘overnmentp≠contended≠t◢at≠t◢e≠sdmc ou↘◢t≠to≠◢ave≠↘[ven≠t◢e≠account of≠ [ts≠ [ncome≠ and≠ expend[ture from≠ t◢e≠ t[me≠ t◢e≠ tr[furcat[on too̧≠p̂ace≠and≠not≠2016.≠

“T◢e≠ report≠ [s≠ [ncomp̂ete. T◢ese≠are≠t◢ree≠years≠and≠tr[furcat[on≠ ◢appened≠ [n≠ 2012P”≠ ◢e ar↘ued≠add[n↘≠t◢at≠sdmc≠was yet≠ to≠ comp̂y≠ w[t◢≠ t◢e≠ Jûy≠ 8 order≠d[rect[n↘≠t◢e≠c[v[c≠bod[es to≠̂[st≠out≠steps≠ta̧en≠to≠au↘ment t◢e[r≠resources.≠