IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.9792 of 2009 Date of Decision: 07.07.2009 Surender Kumar and others Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH Present: Mr.Sandeep Goyal, Advocate for the petitioners ….. Jasbir Singh, J.(Oral) By filing this writ petition, petitioners pray that directions be issued to respondent Nos.2 and 3 to release second installment of grant-in- aid, which was sanctioned in favour of the petitioners on 21.4.2009. It is case of the petitioners that Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Department of AYUSH has established National Medicinal Plants Board, to motivate the farmers to cultivate Herbal Crops. Under the Scheme, grant-in-aid to the farmers is envisaged. Petitioners’ case being eligible was sanctioned for grant-in-aid. First installment was paid. Amount of second installment was also sanctioned, however, the same is not being released to the petitioners by the authorities concerned without any justification. Vide letter dated 21.4.2009 Annexure P5, State of Haryana has been directed to pay amount of grant-in-aid to the petitioners and other farmers. This Court feels that if the petitioners are eligible and there is no legal handicap against them, the Board concerned is supposed to release the amount forthwith. Civil Writ Petition No.9792 of 2009 In view of facts mentioned above, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3 to release the amount of grant-in-aid to the petitioners, if there is no objection against them. Needful be done within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. In case of refusal reasons be supplied to the petitioners. Copy of the order be supplied dasti on payment of usual charges. 07.07.2009 (Jasbir Singh) gk Judge 2