PATNA, April 28 -- In a case of large scale financial fraud involving a bank and siphoning of government funds, the Patna high court has directed the registry of the court to place the records of the case before the Chief Justice in larger public interest so that a strict measure could be taken to stop misappropriation of public money.

In order to bridge the gap between judicial oversight and executive policy, the court has escalated the matter by directing that the order copies be sent to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the ministry of home affairs and the ministry of finance, seeking an "action taken report" to ensure that such embezzlement - especially of funds meant for government welfare schemes - is systematically eradicated, as f...