1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION No. 1755/2011. Maya Rambhau Chakole -VERSUS- State of Maharashtra _______________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. ______________________________________________________________________________ CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : AUGUST 24, 2011. Heard Shri A.S. Kilor, learned Counsel for petitioner and Shri V.A. Thakre, learned A.G.P. for respondent. The petitioner is challenging the deletion of category of “नीराधार व भूिमिहन शेतमजुर मिहला” i.e., “Destitute and Landless Field Labour Women” from entitlement to benefits of "स॔जय गा॔धी नीराधार यॊजना व भूिमिहन शेतमजुर मिहला अनुदान यॊजना”. It is contended that deletion is, arbitrary as it does not 2 record any reasons. Our attention is invited to basic resolution in this respect and its amendment on 14.01.2004 to urge that this category has all the while continued to enjoy the benefits and certain other categories of women have been added to it. It is pointed out that for the first time in the reply affidavit the respondent has given reasons and pointed out that women not otherwise entitled to benefit have taken advantage of inclusion in this category. According to learned Counsel this statement is incorrect and also by way of an after thought. Shri Thakre, learned A.G.P. has contended that the government has extended some benefits to a particular category as a welfare measure and there is no legal right created in any body because of it. It is further urged that though this category has been deleted, the persons belonging to neutral gender and women given up by their husband as also devdasi are also included and made eligible for said benefit. He therefore, states that said benefits/concession has been extended by the State Government to needy class and 3 needy women and there is no question of violation of Article 14. We are not recording any finding on the merits of the controversy. We permit the petitioners to make appropriate representation pointing their grievances about this deletion to the State Government and seek inclusion / restoration of that category. If such representation is made within a period of four weeks from today, the State Government shall consider the same in accordance with law, within a further period of three months thereafter. With this liberty and direction, writ petition is disposed of. No costs. JUDGE JUDGE Rgd