WP(C) 6116/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. GOSWAMI Heard Mr. D.A. Kaiyum, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. J. Sharma, le arned State Counsel for respondent Nos. 1 to 5 and 7. Having regard to the limited prayer made by Mr. Kaiyum, this Cou rt does not consider it necessary to issue notice to the respondent No.6. As agr eed to by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this case is taken up f or disposal at the motion stage itself. The names of the petitioners figure in the Indira Awaas Yojana ( IAY) wait list/permanent list for Jania Gaon Panchayat under Mandia Block of Bar peta District. There is a guideline issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Rural Development, effective from 1-4-2004 f or IAY. The Director, Panchayat and Rural Development had also issued a letter N o.DRD-5/(RH)/10/2004 dated 29-11-2008 (Annexure-C) to all Project Directors, Dis trict Rural Development Agency on the subject of Fund release under IAY , which , amongst others, provides that Gaon Panchayats will ensure that beneficiaries a re selected strictly from the wait list and no deviation in this regard would be permitted. Mr. Kaiyum, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the respondent authorities in previous years had deviated from wait list and had ar bitrarily selected beneficiaries without following the guideline and norms o f the permanent waiting list on pick and choose basis and that the petitioners w ill be satisfied if a direction is issued to the respondent authorities to stric tly abide by the letter No. No.DRD-5/(RH)/10/2004 dated 29-11-2008, issued by th e Director, Panchayat & Rural Development to the Project Directors, DRDA. Considering the submissions of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the State re spondents to strictly follow the guidelines for IAY, issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Rural Development as well as the letter No.DRD-5/(RH)/10/200 4 dated 29-11-2008 (Annexure-C to the writ petition), issued by the Director, Pa nchayat & Rural Development.