IN THE HIOH COURT OP CHHATriSGARH : BILASPUR Writ Petition No. 3074 of20U6 Petitioner Mahanaaya Swam Sahayata Samooh, Gram Panchayat Khada, District Korea (C.G.), Through its - Presideut, Bah-am Prasatt, S/o Rasbihari Ram, aged about 30 yeara, R/o viQaye & Gram Panchayat Khaxla, District Korea (C.G.) Versus Respondents 1. State of Chhattisgarh, Througfa Secretaiy, Panchayat Dcpartment, D.K.S. Bhavan, Raipur (C.G.). CoUector, Korea, Distrfct Korca (C.G.) Sub Divisional Officer, Baikunthpiir, District Korea (C.G.) Sarpauch, Gram. Paachayat Kbada, Distnct Korea(C.G.) 2. 3. 4. WR1TPETITON UNDER ART1CLE 226/227 OPTHE CQNSTITUTION OF INDIA. (SB: Honlsle Shri Satish K. Agmhotri J.) Shri J. K. Shastri, Advocatc for fhe petitioner. Shri Bhaskar Pyasi, Panel Lawyer fbr the respoadents No. 1 to 3. 3. ORDER (Passed on tfafa 4f> Day of Dccember, 2008) Ttus petition chaUengcs the order dated l.4.2006 (Aunexure P/7), passed by the Sub Divisioiial Offfcer (Revenue), Baikunflipur, District - Korea. The petitioner is a self help group (swam sahayata smnooh) of mate mcmbers. On 20.10.2005 (Annexure P/l) the Grana Panchayat Khada, Distnct Korea issued an advertiseinent, iaviting appUcations for grant of lease of ffae water pond for fisheries purposc. The petitioner group applied accoadingty aad by resolution dated 30.11.2005 (Annexure P/4) it was decided to graat the ]ease to the petitioner group. The Sub Divisional Officer (Revenue), Baflcunttipur, distrtet Korea on receipt of the report dated 7.2.2006 fiuia the 4. 5. Assistaat Director, Pisheries, Baikunthpur examtaed tfae matter ia deteU. It was tbiuid tfaat there were four groups (two womcn and two nien groups) appUed for grant of lease of the pond. Out of theia three applications were Ibund to toavc beea subiaitted in accordaace witfa tbe conditions prescribed ia the advertisement On examination ofthe resolution register offhe viOaye Panchayat Khada it was found that thcre were scaae dispute in graat of fhe lease of the pond. The resolution dated 30.11.2005 states tfaat it was proposed to grant lease of the pond to the petitioner group. Accordu^ to the poMcy of thc State of CIihattisgarh, women groups should be given preference over the rn.cn groups in graat of tease of ponds/taaks for fishcries pzu-pose. Thus, the CIurf Executiwe Officcr, Jaapad Paachayat Baikunthpiu- was direeted to convene a inecting aad take up the pTDceediags for grant of lease of the pond to wonien group, ia accoidaace witfa the Govenunent policy. Haviug heard learaed counsel appeariag for fhe parties and having reganl to the facts situation of ifac casc, I do not find aad jnflrmity or penrersity in fhc impugned oader. The Sub DivisioDal Officer (Rcvenue), Baikunthpur after examining aSl the aspects of tbe niatter bas r^htty directed for taking up the procecdiags for graat of lease of the pond to womcn group, ia accordance with the Govenunent polky. In vssw of thc Ibregoiag, there is no ineiit in this petttion. The petition is dismissed aocoidingty. BlakuT Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge