EéEGH CgUR'F QF 6&HATYE§GARH QT EILASSWJR QWESEON SENCH $0mm : HOWELE $E"§Ri RAJEEV @UF’?A, CJ. & HQNEBLE $§‘¥RE $UNEL KUMAR $INHA‘ Ju WP£P§L¥ Na. 13% 0f 23%? §3E?ITGENERS 1 . Gramgdhar Sewa Samm, Karhaipara, PK). Rataapur, D§strict Bi£a$pun OG‘ Thmug'n its $ecretary, Ram Kumar Paikra. 2. Dukhni Bgi w/Q (Leia) Makh’gin ; 1?) viliage Pudu, Janpad Panchaya? Kata, Qistrict Eiiaspur CG. Kartik Chandra Sahu s/a Lachhamag’: 3am, aged abaut 30 years, C/e CASA Office, Karhaépaa, Ratanpur‘ Bismct EHaspur C.G. Vagas $1 RE$§QNgEWE$ 1. Siate sf Chhaitisgam Thmggh the Chief Secretary, Q.K.S. Bhavam Raipur Chhaitisgarh‘ Unicm 0f ind§a, Thmugh the Sesreiar’y, Minisify cf RuyaE Devempment, New Delhi. 3. Director, Directorate ef Panehayai and SociaE Welfare, Government of Chhartiegarh, Raipur, 0G. Chrer‘ Executive Ofr‘icer, Janbad E’anchayat, Kora amok, Disrrict Bikaspur. CG, 5. CoiIeC‘tcr, District Biiaspur, C. WRET E3ETITEON UNDER ARWCLE 22$ 9F THE CQNS‘E‘ETU'FIGN QF INDEA Present : Shri Mahendra Dubey; Counsei iarihe petirione're. Shri VVSY Murrhy‘ Dy. Advecate Genera? res‘pondenis No}, 3 & 5. Shri R. Pradhan, Standing Ccunsei “fer reeparadent No.2. Shri Pawan Kes’naiwani; Counsei far reependent 4U. . x- A a a / L). {3g‘hgéigbiriwgé The foiiowmg order of the Couri was paSSed by Ra§eev Ggma, Qi: Learned caunsei f0? the pame$ ara heard. .42 ‘Ihe pe’kitieners have fiied this wrii petiiicn styied as ‘Pubiic interest Litigaiian’ for the fo§%ewing re!§efs 1 n “WA isswe agapmprmie direcix'ons to the Respandents N0. ‘1 and 2 to co-mdinaie thew efforw‘ ta pmvia’e adequaie funim for the implementaiian of ihe NF83 $cheme in the Staie. m2 issue appropriate directions to the Respencieri No. § te ensure that the funds provided ie ihe State an account of Addmonai Centres hesistance fer the NFBS are fuiiy utiiized. 10.3 issue appropriaie directiens to the Resoondent No. 1 io pubiiciee the NFBS soheme adequaie§y in the State; and to faciiitate ‘the Gram Panohayete in expeditiously identifying ane {eoommending the caee of eiigibie beneficiaries.- 164 iseue aopropriaée direo‘iiohs to the Respondent No/ ’i"to"‘e:hsure'that the approve} io eiigibie beneficiaries under NFBS in ihe State ie granied by the reepective Janpao‘ Panohayete (moiuding Respondent No. 4.) expeditiousiy, ttensparehtiy and reasonabiy as per the guideiines iaid eut in the scheme. 10.5 issue appropriate directions to the Respondent No. t to ensure'speedy disbursement from the respective Ztte Penohayets to the etigtbie beneficiaries under the NFBS 8oheme wtthtn 4 weeks as per the directions of the Hon‘bie Aeex \ VJ Caur’i in iks orda' dated 28F” Ncvember, 2061 §n Wrii Petitmn {CNN} N0. $969661 (“PUOL w. Unian gf India & Others”). QD‘S kssue appropriate dimcéians m the Re$pmdemt N0. 1 to reduce iengthy bureaucratic prscedures 3e a5 ta pfovide speedy reiief t0 the iaeneficiarées under the NFBS scheme. Ta? lssuea appropriate ciirections to the Respondent No. 3 and ihe Coffectore of the respective districts (induding Respondent N0. 5) ‘w expeditieusiy deai w§th gr¥evances through the Siate and Districi ievei moniioring comm§tteee 10.8 The Hon’bie Court may kind§y pass any othe? order or diredéon as deemed fit in the facie and eircumeiances (if the case.” 3. The petitioners, thue in substance? were seeking a direction te the respondents for proper impiemeniation of Netionai Faméry Benef§t Scheme (NFBS) in aEi rhe 16 Districte 0f State 0f Qhhertisgarh. 4. On 14.07.2009; the foiiowing order was passed in the Writ Petitien : // “Sm‘t. peéétionere. Shri Kishore Bhaduri, Add}. Advocate Generai for the State. Shri RrPradhanvceunee!’ fer the respondent N0. 2. Return has been fited by the respondents Nos. t, 3 and 5. A separate return has arse been ftted by respondent No 4 Es‘udha Bheradwej, ceunee! for the z / f $hri R. Pradhan, {earned counsei foa' respondent No. 2 prays for and is granted a week’s time te ma Fetum. Smt. Sudha Bhardwaj, 3eamed cauhsel for ihe petitioners prays fef and is granted four weeks time t0 fiie rejoinder to the return med by the respondents. In the meanwhite, State is directed to submit the statue of impiementation of Natienat Famity Benefit Scheme in ether Dietricts of the State. Thts exercise shouid be done Within e period of four weeks. Shri K.Bhaduri, learned Add}. Advocate Genera! for the State submits that he sheii verity from the concerned CEO. with reepect to the discrepancies in deciding the cases of Dev Sharan Singh and Dharam Kunwer in the tight of affidavits tiled by the petitioners. Poet the matter in the week commencing 24‘“ August, 2009.” in compiiance of the above order dated t4.G7.20t)9, Shri 5 Pramod Kumar Singh, Deputy Director, Directorete of Sociat Welfare, Raipur has fiied his affidavit dated $102609 Atong with the said affidavit two chartslstatements have been fiied, which have been markeg/cumuiatiyeiy as Annexure A-t, The first chart retetes to the Financiei Year 2QG8—2GOQ anof the second chart reiates to first four months (up to Juiy 2909) of the Financiet Year 2009-2010. in these two charts, District wise breaioup has been given of the funds received under the Scheme and spent in those Bistricts. z 6. On due consideration of the submissions of teamed counsei for the patties; the contents of the counter affidavit fiied on behaif )f Kn of the responajents; ihe contents of me affidavit of Shr§ Pramod Kumar Singh, Depuiy Director, Directorate of Sociai Weifare, Raipur dated 19.10,20i}9; and the contents of ihe two Charis \J marked a5 Annexure A4, annexed with the affidavit dated 19.1Q.2OG9, we are satisfied thai the au’ihorities of the State Government are makiz’ig aii sincei'e efforts for implementation of the Naiionai Famiiy Benefii Scheme in the State. As such, we are of the opinion that no further directions in the matter now are required. 7r The petition thus, stande dieposed of. // sdl‘ rs‘mha r Sd/- .\ “m3 Chief Justice S““‘ 3ndge subbu