Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought an affidavit from the state within 48 hours, providing a detailed account of how many of the registered clubs that received Durga Puja grants from the state until last year furnished utilisation certificates and accounts of the grants. The court directed the state to include in the affidavit what steps the state took against defaulters.Advocate General Kishore Datta submitted that HC never turned down the state's decision to give Durga Puja grants to clubs. Datta pleaded to fix the matter after puja when the state would submit the affidavit. "What importance will this petition have if it is heard after the puja? It has been stated in the petition that many clubs were not submitting accounts despite recurrent orders from HC. Therefore, if the court intends to take steps in this regard, it has to be before the pujas," the bench observed. | Gold Rates Today in Kolkata | Silver Rates Today in KolkataA division bench of Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Smita Das De stated they would have to think otherwise about those who failed to submit the accounts of grant utilisation. The bench passed the order acting on a writ petition which stated many of the registered clubs didn't furnish any account of fund utilisation. The bench fixed the next hearing of the matter on Wednesday.The petition questioned spending of more than Rs 500 crore of public funds "without any statutory framework or public purpose".