IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 17957 of 2008 DATE OF DECISION : 17.10.2008 Gram Panchayat Rajoke, Block Valtoha, Tehsil Patti, District Amritsar .... PETITIONER Versus State of Punjab and others ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Rajinder Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner Gram Panchayat has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for quashing the order dated 16.7.2008, passed by the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, whereby it has been ordered that the amount of Rs. 1,03,000/-, received from the Central Government under the Model Gram Scheme for various development works of the village, be spent through the Executive Engineer, Panchayati Raj, Tarn Taran (respondent No.3 herein). Counsel for the petitioner contends that the said order is contrary to Sections 30, 86 and 89 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994. The primary contention of counsel for the petitioner is that the aforesaid amount is a grant of the Gram Panchayat and the same can be spent only by CWP No. 17957 of 2008 -2- the Gram Panchayat. After hearing counsel for the petitioner Gram Panchayat and going through the aforesaid provisions, we are prima facie of the opinion that the aforesaid amount is not a grant to the Village Gram Panchayat. It is an amount, which is to be spent for the development of the village under the Model Gram Scheme. Therefore, in our opinion, the Deputy Commissioner, Amritsar, is fully justified to order for spending of the said amount through respondent No.3. Thus, we do not find any ground to interfere in the impugned order. Dismissed. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE October 17, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE