1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION No.1855/2006. Shrirampant Tulshiramji Ingole .vs. The State of Maharashtra and others WRIT PETITION NO.1837 OF 2006. Rajendra Gajananrao Bhoge .vs. State of Maharashtra and others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. Mr.S.S.Voditel, Adv.for the petitioner. Mrs.T.D.Khade, AGP for the State. Coram: B.H.MARLAPALLE & SMT.VASANTI A.NAIK, JJ. Dated : 17th DECEMBER, 2008. 1. Both these petitions pray for directions to the State Government to deposit an amount of Rs.3,42,66,681/- and Rs.1,78,73,664/- respectively to respondent no.3 i.e. the Block Development Officer of the concerned block namely; Dhamangaon (Rly.) and Chandur (Rly.) and 2 therefore, the petitions are being disposed of by common order. 2. It appears that the State Government framed a Rural Development Scheme under the name “Yashwant Gram Samrudhi Yojna” and under the said scheme, Amravati district had received an amount of Rs.1275.61 lacs for the year 2005-06. Under the Scheme, the Gram-panchayat falling under the particular Panchayat Samiti is required to contribute 10% for Dalit areas and 15% for open category areas, out of the total proposed development plan. The grievance of the petitioners is that inspite of the contribution at 10% or 15%, as the case may be, proportionate amount was not allocated to their respective blocks/panchayat Samitis under the “Yashwant Gram Samrudhi Yojna” and therefore, they approached this court. 3. The Assistant Commissioner, Amravati Division has filed affidavit-in-reply on behalf of the State Government and has pointed out that for the year 2005-06, the response to “Yashwant Gram 3 Samrudhi Yojna” was overwhelming and the demand of the Zilla Parishads went to Rs.726.87 crores as against the budgetary provision of Rs.30 crores. Taking into consideration the magnitude of the demand, an additional outlay of Rs.224.81 crores was sanctioned through supplementary demand by the State Government and thus an amount of Rs.254.81 crores made available for distribution to various Zilla Parishads in proportionate to their pending demands. It is even that the total grant of Rs.254.81 crores was distributed amongst all the Zilla Parishads in proportionate to their pending demands. 4. The learned counsel for the Zilla Parishad in Writ Petition No.1855 of 2006 has placed before us a copy of the statement indicating the funds released by the Government of Maharashtra and allotment made to all the Block Development Officers under the “Yashwant Gram Samrudhi Yojna”. From the said statement we have noted that the Pandhayat Samiti of Chandur (Rly.) received an amount of Rs.1,55,81,000/- for the 4 period from 28/3/2006 to 25/6/2008 i.e. in about two years under the said Scheme, whereas Panchayat Samiti of Dhamangaon (Rly.) received an amount of Rs.3,68,54000/- from 28/3/2006 to 25/6/2008 i.e. in about two years. We have noted that the allotment made to Dhamangaon (Rly.) has been at the highest as compared to other Panchayat Samiti blocks of Amravati Zilla Parishad. It is, therefore, clear that the grants released till 25/6/2008 under the Scheme are more than the amount prayed to be released by the State Government and made available to the concerned Block Development Officers. We are, therefore, satisfied that the petitions have served its purpose and nothing further survives to issue directions as prayed for. Hence, the petitions are disposed off accordingly. JUDGE. JUDGE. chute 5