Punjab and Haryana High Court seeks info on Punjab’s expenses on ads, litigation, social schemes

A case in the Punjab and Haryana High Court questioned the state government’s expenses on advertisements and litigation related to social schemes. The court, acting on a petition, sought an explanation for the substantial funds allocated to advertisements promoting the government's welfare schemes and its legal expenditures. The court emphasized that public funds must be used responsibly and ordered the state to justify the necessity of these expenditures, particularly in light of the state’s fiscal constraints.