IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE S.SIRI JAGAN WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2010 / 20TH SRAVANA 1932 WP(C).No. 7960 of 2010(T) ------------------------- PETITIONER(S): --------------- PANCHALI, W/O.LATE CHANDRAN, AGED 59 YEARS, PERUMBAROAD VEEDU, VADAKKU MURI, ATHIPPOTTA, ALATHUR TALUK, PALAKKADU DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.JOHN JOSEPH(ROY) SRI.LAWRENCE D'CUNHA RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. TALUK SUPPLY OFFICER, ALATHUR TALUK, ALATHUR P.O., PALAKKAD DISTRICT. 2. THANUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, REP. BY THE SECRETARY, THARUR, PALAKKAD. 3. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, PALAKKADU. 4. THE DISTRICT SUPPLY OFFICER, CIVIL STATION, PALAKKADU. 5. SRI.CHANDRAN, SECRETARY, THARUR GRAMA PANCHAYATH, PALAKKADU. ADV. SMT.JEENA JOSEPH FOR R2 SRI.G.D.PANICKER FOR R2 GOVT. PLEADER SRI. V. MANU. THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 11/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: S. Siri Jagan, J. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= W.P(C) No. 7960 of 2010 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Dated this, the 11th day of August, 2010. J U D G M E N T The petitioner is a widow and a landless agricultural labour whose only source of income is widow pension amounting to Rs. 150/- per month. She has three school going children and according to the petitioner, she is the most eligible poor person for the benefit of Ext. P1 scheme of the Central Government. The implementation of the scheme is entrusted to the respondents. The petitioner's grievance in this writ petition is that the petitioner is not being included as a beneficiary of Ext. P1 scheme although she is eminently qualified to be. The petitioner therefore seeks the following reliefs: “(i) Issue a writ of mandamus to respondents to issue orders extending the benefit of Ext. P1 scheme to the petitioner also on the basis of Ext. P5 and P6 forthwith. (ii) Issue a writ of mandamus commanding the 3rd respondent to conduct a thorough enquiry about the misdeeds of the 5th respondent in excluding the petitioner from the beneficiary list of Ext. P1 till this time and to take action against the 5th respondent forthwith.” 2. A counter affidavit has been filed by respondents 2 and 5, wherein they have taken the stand that they have no objection in the petitioner being given the benefit of Ext. P1 scheme but the decision has to be taken by the 1st respondent. The learned Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that by order dated 23-7-2010, the petitioner has also been included as a beneficiary of Ext. P1 scheme. In the above circumstances, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the 1st respondent to see that the petitioner gets the W.P.C. No. 7960/2010 -: 2 :- benefit of Ext. P1 with effect from September, 2010 and continues to get the benefit as long as Ext. P1 scheme is in force. Sd/- S. Siri Jagan, Judge. Tds/ [TRUE COPY] P.S TO JUDGE.