IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA C.W.P. No. 3570 of 2011 Date of decision: May 25, 2011 Piar Singh and others Petitioners Versus State of H.P. and others Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr.Justice Kurian Joseph, Chief Justice The Hon’ble Mr. Justice V.K. Sharma, Judge For the Petitioners: Mr. Vijay Bhatia, Advocate . For respondents 1 to 5: Mr. R.K. Bawa, Advocate General, with J.K.Verma, Deputy Advocate General ___________________________________________________________ Justice Kurian Joseph, C.J. The writ petition is filed with the following prayers:- “(i) That writ in the nature of certiorari may kindly be issued, quashing the Below Poverty Line (BPL)/Integrated Rural Development Program(IRDP) list drawn vide Resolution No. 3, dated 3.4.2011 by the respondent No. 6 i.e. Gram Panchayat Gerhwin. (ii) That writ n the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondents to consider the petitioners for including their names in the BPL/IRDP list as per the guidelines issued by the Government of Himachal Pradesh because their names have wrongly, illegally and with malafide intention have been deleted from the earlier BPL/IRDP list and further the respondents may kindly be directed to re-draw the BPL/IRDP list by including the names of all those families/persons who are actually living under Below Poverty Line(BPL/IRDP) under the Respondent No. 6. 2 (iii) That writ in the nature of mandamus may kindly be issued, directing the respondent State to conduct appropriate inquiry against those persons, who have been included in the latest B.P.L./I.R.D.P. list, because some of the persons included in the latest BPL/IRDP list are ex- servicemen, retired persons from Govt./Semi Govt., shopkeepers as well as owners of four wheeler vehicles, owners having landed property of more than 2 hectares and having income of more than Rs. 2500/- per month.” 2. We are informed that the petitioners have already moved the 4th respondent in respect of all their grievances. There will be a direction to the 4th respondent to forthwith look into the matter, with notice to the petitioners and the 6th respondent and any other affected party, and take appropriate action in accordance with law in the matter within one month from the date of production of the copy of this judgment along with the copy of the writ petition by the petitioner before the Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Ghumarwin. 3. The writ petition is disposed of, so also the pending applications, if any. Copy dasti. ( Justice Kurian Joseph ), Chief Justice May 25, 2011 (K) ( Justice V.K. Sharma ), Judge