(>{ i Sa^l-tfE E ^uT'^u?^ 4ia.LU 73^; ^ ^ •IH&TTIRRflRH &T Rl! fl inw, i i isiaM.rt.n <-» MI^'^^^^J'E^ ESK^'!'^E 4RA!VI: 'etstionei !ViJS<i OL.^: onr^-i rRA, ;1Il^ ^1?; !ia& ^H" JNIL CJ. INHA, it PetitEon No1. of rUBL.lu »v1 C.KE9 t U i lUMi lUiVi Manaaing Committee of Water Users' Association Lakho'i, through : its Presldent, -Tuiaram Chandrakar, aged about 49 years, son of Shri Purushottam Chandrakar, Agriculturist, resident of viiSage and post Rasnl, l?~k^lli' 0^sif°^!ffi C'*"'^s'i'T/~i?°t 'sr^i^ T^-'3l*i<?'!! &^'Q" 'iU^r^t r^uiSL'^ oieaiiVii au^ iciE'E&.ij f-M&uy, ,^A--;^4' o^^t;?. //^- r"^ \ uisinci Kaipur (ij.u.) ^ ^s^^st^^ .?g~ss^f! ie?> VtKSUS 1S 1. State of Chhattisgarh, through 7 A. The Secretary, Department, (State Economic Offences Bureau), Mantraiaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) L The Secretary, Water Resources Department, Mantraiaya, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur(C.G.) The Director General of Police, (State Economlc Offences Bureau), Poiice Hi srters, Raipur (C.G.) .a "ini t~'va^ ilaiii OFT! f^niili|%TITI ITIi ^•^E^SO 1 H UJ li Present: Shri P.K.C. Tiwari, iearned Senior Counsel with Shr Shashi Bhushan, learned counsel forthe petitioner. ihri V.V.S. Murthy, learned DeputyA.G. forthe respondents/ State. ,nd The foiiowing order of the Court was passed by Bi^^:¥ ^iS'-U: 62- to to onr Learned counsel for the partjes are heard. 2. Petitioner - Managing Committee of Water Users' Association, Lskholi has fiied this writ petition styled as 'Public Interest Litigation' for the foltowing reliefs: "7.1) That entire record of case be calied for perusal from the respondeRt No.2. 7.2) That the Lordships may kindty be pleased issue an appropriate writ directing the respondent No.' 2 to submit the charge sheet without any further delay. 7.3) That, the respondent No.1 by an a| v/rit be directed to remove the short coming.s ar the quality and farget of irrigation by the Project. 7.4) Cost of the petition be allowed. 7.5) That, any ot.her writ, order/direction as ds proper in the facts and circumstances of the ca; kindly be issued." 3. in their counter affidavit, the respondents havs categorically sfated in para 5 as under: "It is respectfuSly submitted that, the instant matter has aiready been taken cognizance of both at the departmenta! 'evel as well as by the Economic Offence VVing the charge sheet have been issued and proceedings have been dravvn against the erring officials. Recovery proceedings have a!so been drawn and rscoveries have been made from the private contractors on account of certain misfeasance. As a result the instant petition deserves to be rejected, since the respondents have already taken appropriate steps . against the officials concerned and private contractors." ..ti!-'1 .^<W"'."I^IK.. .<? ^^// ^•'^'^ 63 subbu 4. As the respondents have already recovered the excess payment made to the contracto-r and departmental proceedEngs have afready been initiated against the erring officials, v/e are of the opinion that no further direction is required to be issued for the present. 5. The wnt petition, therefore, stands disposed of. 6. The security amount of Rs.2,000/- depos petitioner be refunded to the petitioner immediately. Certified copy of the order as per rules. iy the / _. sd/- ChiefJustice Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge l^ •^^SS^SSS^SSSSsSSSiSSSSss.