India, Aug. 2 -- A Delhi court has dismissed a revision petition filed by the Delhi government's Directorate of Employment seeking the registration of an FIR against a private firm and its signatory for allegedly "misappropriating government money" of around 1.94 lakh through fraud.

The court said that since the government department is already in possession of all relevant documents and the identity of the accused is known, a police investigation is not required.

Additional Sessions Judge Dhirendra Rana was hearing a revision plea by the department against a magistrate's order of August 2023, rejecting a plea seeking the court's direction to register an FIR against the company and its signatory for "dishonestly and fraudulently misappr...