IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 12109 of 2008. Date of Decision: 12th February, 2009. Lord Raghunath Temple Charitable and Hindu Religious Public Trust [Regd]. ....Petitioner through None Versus State of Haryana & Ors. Respondents through Mr. R.D.Sharma, Sr. DAG, Haryana. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT. 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? SURYA KANT, J. [ORAL) The petitioner society seeks a direction to allow it to run a Mobile Dispensary in Gurgaon. As per its case, the petitioner is a Charitable Society registered with the District Registrar of Firms and Societies, Gurgaon since 28.10.2003. The Society has arranged funds to purchase a Mobile Dispensary in order to provide medical services to the people irrespective of any caste, race, sex or religion. On its part, the Government of India through its Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has introduced a Scheme in June, 2006 for providing grant-in-aid to voluntary and other organizations for carrying out Charitable activities. The eligibility conditions prescribed by the Government of India for claiming grant-in-aid under the Scheme are as under:- “[a] Registered under the Societies Registration Act,1860 [XXI of 1860] or any relevant Act of the State/Union Territory; or [b] A public trust registered under the law for the time being in force; or [c] A charitable company licensed under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956; or [d] Indian Red Cross Society or its branches; and or [e] Any other public body or institution having a legal status of its own; [f] The voluntary organization should have been registered for, at least two years, at the time of applying for grant under the Scheme. This can, however, be waived by the Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in exceptional cases. [g] Number of Scheduled Caste beneficiaries is not less than 60% in cases of voluntary organizations. [h] Any other organization or training institution of repute, which may be approved by the Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment”. Notwithstanding the fact that the petitioner Society fulfills the conditions reproduced above, the State of Haryana is not according its permission on the ground that the petitioner Society has failed to hold its election during last three years. Having heard learned State Counsel and on perusal of the Scheme launched by the Government of India, I am of the considered view that the objection raised by the State Government is totally irrational and alien to the Scheme. The only requirement is that the voluntary organization should be registered for two years at the time of application. The petitioner was registered on 28.10.2003 and by now it is more than five years old. In this view of the matter, the reason assigned by the State of Haryana and its authorities for refusing the necessary permission to the petitioner to run the Mobile Dispensary is per-se illegal and can not sustain. The writ petition is accordingly allowed and respondents No. 2 to 4 are directed to re-consider the petitioner's case for according necessary approval/permission in the light of the observations made here-in-above. Let the needful be done within a period of two months from the date a certified copy of this order is received. Disposed of. February 12, 2009. ( SURYA KANT ) dinesh JUDGE