IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) MONDAY, THE FIRST DAY OF SEPTEMBER TWO THOUSAND AND EIGHT PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE L.NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION NO : 18935 of 2008 Between: 1 Kesava Sahu S/o. Late Dhonu Sahu Talatampara Village, Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam District. 2 Khetro Dolai S/o. Domboru Dolai Phisically Handicapped, Talatampara Village, Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam District. 3 Madhavo Bisai S/o. Late Govardhan Bisai Physcially Handicapped, Talatampara Village, Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam District. ..... PETITIONERS AND 1 The District Collector of Srikakulam, at SrikaKulam District. 2 The Mandal Parishad Development Officer, Kanchili Mandal At Kanchili, Srikakulam District. 3 The Panchayat Secretary and Convener of the Indiramma Committee Panchayat Level, Talatampara Village, Kanchili Mandal, Srikakulam District. 4 The Sarpanch, Gram Panchayat Talatampara, Talatampara Village, Kachili Mandal, Srikakulam District. .....RESPONDENTS Petition under Article 226 of the constitution of India praying that in the circumstances stated in the Aﬃdavit ﬁled herein the High Court will be pleased to issue an order, direction or Writ more particularly in the nature of Writ of Mandamus declaring the action of the respondents 1 to 4 as illegal, arbitrary and in violation of the constitutional rights of the petitioner and consequently direct the respondents 1 to 4 undertake the fresh process of selection of eligible candidates for the purpose of old age, Widows and Physically Handicapped pensioners beneﬁts under the indiramma Scheme of the Government of A.P. Counsel for the Petitioners:MRD.V.CHALAPATHI RAO Counsel for the Respondents: GP FOR PANCHAYAT RAJ & RURAL DEV. The Court made the following : ORDER: The petitioners state that they are the residents of Talatampara Village of Kanchili Mandal in Srikakulam District. The Government of A.P., introduced a scheme known as “Indiramma” providing, inter alia, for sanction of pension in favour of old age persons, weavers, widows and disabled persons etc. The procedure for sanction thereof is prescribed through notiﬁcations and Government Orders issued from time to time. The grievance of the petitioners is that though they are eligible to be sanctioned the pension, they were denied it, even while several ineligible persons were sanctioned. The petitioners claim to have submitted a representation to the District Collector, the ﬁrst respondent herein, on 30.06.2008. Their grievance is that no action has been taken thereon. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for Panchayat Raj. This Court cannot determine the eligibility of the petitioners to be sanctioned the pension. It is for the sanctioning authority to satisfy itself, as to the eligibility of the petitioners. Being the Head of the District Administration, the ﬁrst respondent can certainly look into the matter. Further, various Government Orders provide for reviewing such orders by the District Collector. Under these circumstances, the Writ Petition is disposed of, directing the ﬁrst respondent to verify the representation made by the petitioners on 30.06.2008 and pass appropriate orders thereon, within a period of two months, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ Dt.01.09.2008 L.NARASIMHA REDDY, J GJ