Kochi: There has to be some government control over the money being collected via crowdfunding for treatment of rare diseases and every “Tom, Dick and Harry” cannot be permitted to raise funds like this, the Kerala High Court said on Friday.
The high court said it was concerned that every “Tom, Dick and Harry” was collecting funds via crowdfunding for treatment of the children suffering from rare diseases and asked the state government whether it has any control over such transactions.
Justice P B Suresh Kumar said the court does not want to interdict the crowdfunding process, but it wants the funds to go to the government instead into the account of some private individuals who may or may not give it to those who require the money.
“I do not want every Tom, Dick and Harry to collect money. Is there any state control over this collection of funds via crowdfunding? We should know where the money is going,” the court said and added that if private individuals and entities…