IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 13700 of 2010 Date of Decision: 02.02.2011 Bhagwant Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ..Respondents. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Present : Mr. HPS Ishar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Rupinder Khosla, Addl. A.G. Punjab, for the respondents. **** RANJAN GOGOI, A.C.J.(Oral) This PIL has been filed seeking directions to the respondents to release the pending scholarship amount to the female children enrolled under the “Kanya Jagrit Joti Scheme”. According to the petitioner such benefit, though due under the scheme, has not been disbursed and therefore appropriate directions may be issued. An affidavit filed by the Director, Department of Social Security and Women & Child Development, Government of Punjab has been filed wherein it has been stated that payments upto March, 2009 have been disbursed to the beneficiaries and the same have been received. For the subsequent period, according to the respondents, LIC who has to release the funds to the Field Officers for payment CWP No. 13700 of 2010 [2] after due verification of the beneficiaries, has issued a letter dated 31.01.2011 (Annexure R-1). In the said letter, it is mentioned that scholarship due upto 31.01.2011 will be released by the Life Insurance Company latest by 15.02.2011 to bring the status of the payments upto date. In view of the aforesaid stand taken by the Director in the affidavit filed we are of the view that this PIL should be disposed of with a direction for release of the scholarship upto 31.01.2011 latest by 15.02.2011 and thereafter timely release such scholarship to enable the beneficiaries to receive the amount due under the scheme. PIL shall stands disposed of in the above terms. (RANJAN GOGOI) ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE (AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH) JUDGE 02.02.2011 'ravinder'