Nagpur: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court has questioned the State Government over the alleged disbursement of funds under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) at the behest of local political representatives, instead of following the prescribed legal procedure.

The court was hearing a petition filed by the Akhil Bhartiya Gram Panchayat Association , which raised serious concerns over irregularities in the release of MNREGA funds. The petition alleged that certain gram panchayats with political connections were receiving preferential treatment, bypassing the seniority list and obtaining out-of-turn fund releases by influencing government officials.

Acting on the petition, the High Court had earlier issued notices to the State of Maharashtra ,

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